Typing a formal salutation or sign-off with one's thumbs strains even the starchiest correspondent. |
The use of the patronymic is at one and the same time a salutation and a gesture of respect. |
He raised one hand in salutation, welcoming one and all in a melancholy voice. |
Have these people never walked on a leafy tow path, admired the multi-coloured boats or acknowledged the cheery salutation from a bargee? |
But respect is a lot more than the robotic use of formal salutation and sign off. |
Mountain pose: Exhale to return to Mountain Pose to complete the Sun salutation. |