A writer has revealed what your email sign-off says about you - and claims using 'best,' portrays confidence and 'thanks!' comes across "thirsty and desperate".<br /><br />Kelly Landry, 37, started researching email sign-offs when she was writing a comedy show. <br /><br />She says 'many thanks' is considered pretentious, 'all the best' is used by people conscious about how they are perceived and 'cheers' means you're adventurous.<br /><br />Kelly, a writer and comedian, from Los Angeles, California, US, said: "I think there are email sign-offs that portray more confidence.<br /><br />"A lot of agents and managers or my friends who are execs use 'best' - it is the most boss lady, boss man sign-off.<br /><br />"If you want to come across as confident or you are unsure how to end an email 'best' is the one to go for.<br /><br />"I think 'thanks!' puts you in a weaker position, a little bit more informal - it comes across a touch thirsty."<br /><br />Kelly said that people who use their initial followed by an X for example 'Lx' portray confidence and mystery - adding the person is in a position of power.<br /><br />She said: "They like to keep people guessing, they were potentially into spy movies as a child.<br /><br />"Or is a little bit romantic, I feel like romantic people will just do the initial.<br /><br />"It is a little bit of a fantasy - it is giving me powerful, creative vibes."<br /><br />Kelly herself doesn't have her own email sign-off and will switch it up depending on who she is emailing.<br /><br />She said: "As a creative and not someone who is sat in an office I don't really do a set signature.<br /><br />"I noticed that depending on who I was writing to or how I wanted to come across I would sign my email differently.<br /><br />"I found it interesting, if I want to send a business email and wanting to come across professional it can be 'yours sincerely' or 'the best'.<br /><br />"Sometimes I will do just a dash that to me feels a little chaotic - like I couldn't work out how to end it and I have already read the email 17 times and I have given up at the end and just put a dash."<br /><br />Kelly said she likes 'all the best' as it comes across as "warmer" than 'best' and it is "very British".<br /><br />She said: "Just 'best' feels too abrupt, maybe even rude. <br /><br />"You have a deep fear of being misunderstood and so you often over-clarify.<br /><br />"But you also don't want to seem desperate and typing 'wishing you all the best' felt way too thirsty."<br /><br />Some of the more bizarre sign-offs Kelly has come across include 'very truly yours' and 'respectfully'.<br /><br />She said: "It is so bizarre to me, I also think it is so funny as it will be some of the toughest people.<br /><br />"They will redline your contract say you can't have this and that and end with 'very truly yours' it comes across as a f**k you.<br /><br />"I also think 'respectfully' is something a lot of military people use. <br /><br />"Just because they say it, doesn't mean they truly mean it and everyone knows they don't mean it."<br /><br />One of Kelly's favourite sign-offs includes 'with gratitude' she said: "I love 'with gratitude' they are my hippies.<br /><br />"They are burning sage, they might go on an ayahuasca retreat next year.<br /><br />"Not to be confused with 'have blessing' or have 'a blessed day' which is very mainstream religious."<br /><br />What Kelly says different sign-offs say about you - <br /><br />Best = Confident <br />Thanks! = Thirsty <br />Many Thanks = Pretentious <br />All the best = Conscious of how they are perceived <br />Cheers = Adventurous<br />Initial followed by X = Powerful <br />Very truly yours = Tough<br />Ending with an emoji - Busy <br />Sincerely = Imposter <br />XX = Super important
