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yours truly

A closing in a note or letter.

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  • Recorded in the late 1700s as a closing in a letter. Since the mid-1800s for "I", "me", or "myself".
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Please write back soon! Yours truly, Alice.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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  • Nugbog
    Nugbog
    Can also mean something more like- Looking out for number one
    LikeReply2 years ago

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