[PW] Phrase or Sentence at end of email

[Dayle Henshel]

Most commonly abbreviated, in speech and writing, to "sig" or "sig quote" 
for the situation you refer to. The techies of the world aren't generally 
much for pedantic phrasing. 

dayle

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Klappholz <d.klappholz at worldnet.att.net>
>
>The "technical," i.e., software industry, term is "signature."
>Dave
>
>
>At 09:49 AM 6/7/2007, you wrote:
>>If you're looking for pedantic, how about
>>Valedictory Phrase? Valediction? Ultimatum?
>>
>>These aren't terms I've heard; I'm just trying to
>>think pedantically. The only terms I've heard are
>>the very pedestrian Signature or possibly
>>Signature Quote or Signature Phrase.
>>
>>Barb
>>
>>
>>--- "Eoin C. Bair�ad" <ebairead at gmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > is there a pedantic way of describing the
>> > sentence or phrase, often a
>> > quotation, with which some people end their
>> > emails. I used 'Colophon',
>> > but someone even more pedantic than me
>> > criticised this usage.
>> >
>> > Eoin
>>