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Title: Silly Question
Post by: CAP4117 on July 18, 2011, 09:33:38 PM
When someone sends out a memo or an e-mail and ends it with v/r, what does that mean? I have searched CT and the knowledgebase, but haven't been able to find anything.
Thanks!
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: Ed Bos on July 18, 2011, 09:35:45 PM
"v/r" is an abbreviation for, "very respectfully."
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: CAP4117 on July 18, 2011, 09:38:03 PM
Oh! That clears it up. Thanks! :)
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: Eclipse on July 18, 2011, 09:52:31 PM
http://tinyurl.com/693ada6
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: titanII on July 18, 2011, 09:54:08 PM
Quote from: Eclipse on July 18, 2011, 09:52:31 PM
http://tinyurl.com/693ada6
you beat me to it, Eclipse. I guess that's why you have the shiny TMFT Award  :D
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: CAP4117 on July 18, 2011, 09:57:10 PM
I didn't do a general google search because I thought it was just a CAP thing. I googled Civil Air Patrol v/r and got nothing. I guess I need to hone my googling skills...
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: MIKE on July 18, 2011, 11:38:47 PM
I've started seeing and doing this more since I started wearing a different shade of blue.  IIRC you put V/R, when addressing someone senior to you and just R, when addressing a subordinate.
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: coudano on July 19, 2011, 01:34:12 AM
srsly....


does that open the door for D/R?

Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: Hawk200 on July 21, 2011, 08:18:30 PM
Seems like the "respectful" thing to do is to spell it out. It would take less than a second for most people with decent typing skills.
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: DakRadz on July 21, 2011, 08:50:21 PM
Quote from: Hawk200 on July 21, 2011, 08:18:30 PM
Seems like the "respectful" thing to do is to spell it out. It would take less than a second for most people with decent typing skills.

And most people have it as part of their automatic signature, so this holds true even more.
Of course, I too have it in my signature as I saw my recruiters doing the same.
Title: Re: Silly Question
Post by: LGM30GMCC on July 31, 2011, 03:10:18 AM
When used, it is better used in informal comm.

Hey, can you do this for me please?

V/r

-Capt Snuffy

Versus...

Lieutenant Snicket,

Will you please do X for me?

Very Respectfully,

Ami Snuffy, Capt, USAF
Chief, Inconsequential Affairs
123rd Unimportant Squadron