son, father and daughter, brother and sister, or possibly close cousins). Such formulae may be used even in more friendly letters, often with the adjective or for the recipient. Letters to dignitaries may use even more grandiose styles, such as: "Deign, Mr. Prime Minister, to allow the expression of my most distinguished consideration." or more commonly: "Please accept, Mr. Prime Minister, the expression of my highest consideration." According to French typographic rules, the proper capitalization for the official title is "Premier ministre" although people who mimic English titles or fear that they might appear disrespectful often use more capitals than the rules commend. "Please allow, Madam Ambassador, the expression of my most respectful salutations." Another French typographic rule states that when addressing someone, styles like , , , should never be abbreviated, even if followed by a title (hence, writing or would be considered clumsy). Much shorter styles may be used in brief notes (), and informal letters (such as between intimates) may use expressions such as (with approximate English equivalents – not literal translations): ("In friendship") ("Your friend") ("See you soon") ("Hope to see you again soon") ("In Good Friendship") ("Sincerely yours") ("Cordially") ("Best Salutations") ("With Distinguished Salutations") Unlike in English, when the letter writer has a title that is unique in his or her organization, it is placed before, not after, the name: German Valedictions in German, while a lot less complex than those in French, are similarly flexible. The highly formal form (lit. 'highly respectfully') has been practically obsolete for many years and is very rarely used in modern German, except for highly formal correspondence from authorities or in letters with a highly negative connotation where "friendliness" would not be appropriate. The standard business valediction is (lit. 'with friendly regards') and is equivalent to Yours sincerely or Yours faithfully in English. A more seldom used variant of this is , which is as above but in the singular form. Other semi-formal alternatives include (roughly in descending order of formality) (lit. 'with best regards'), , (lit. 'with cordial regards'), (lit. 'many regards'), (lit. 'nice regards'). German valedictions also offer the possibility of adding your location, e.g. to added effect. While this is no less formal, it does have a more "relaxed" feel to it. Other less formal location-centric variations are also possible, such as (lit. 'many regards from sunny Barcelona'). These valedictions are also often adapted to specific