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The humble email sign-off is not what it used to be

It is not exactly clear when the sign-off turned into yet another tool in the arsenal of self-promotion deployed in so much of modern corporate life, but I do not see it fading any time soon.

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Last week I discovered that something I never knew existed had already been deemed hopelessly naff.

Ending an email by showing off about a book you are “currently reading” is trending down as fast as the workout onesie, the Sunday Times Style magazine declared.

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