The Evolution of Salutations and Sign off's in 6,500 miles away...but getting closer.
*With pre-sign off’s where included
A breakdown of @sapphicscholarwrites and BearsInCastles Sanvers long distance penpal fic, 6,500 miles away... but getting closer.
I’ve included the time and date for each timezone, the time lapsed since the last letter/email was sent, the salutation and sign off used, a pre-sign off where used, whether a PS was included , if Alex sent the email from her iPhone, and the word count of each letter/email. I’ve defined a pre-sign off as a single sentence (occasionally two) that acts as a sort of sign off on it’s own, for example “If you have any questions let me know!”, or “Thanks! I really appreciate it.” The heading date is also linked to the AO3 page where the letter can be read.
October 8, 2011
Dear Ms. Maggie Sawyer,
Thank you very much for your time. Best Regards, Alex Danvers
(word count: 177)
October 9, 2011
Time between messages: 1 day
Dear Alex,
Best, Maggie
(word count: 189)
October 9, 2011
Time between messages: Unknown
Dear Ms. Sawyer,
Thank you very much for your time. Best, Alex Danvers
(word count: 126)
October 9, 2011
Time between messages: Unknown
Dear Ms. Sawyer,
Best, Alex Danvers
(word count: 48)
October 10, 2011
Time between messages: 1 day
Hey Alex,
Till next time Danvers! Maggie
PS included (word count: 96)
October 14, 2011
Time between messages: 4 days
Dear Maggie,
Best, Alex
(word count: 65)
October 12, 2011 (Letter)
Time between messages: -2 days (I’m assuming this was when the letter was written, not received)
Dear, Maggie
Best, Alex
(word count: 246)
October 26, 2011 (Letter)
Time between messages: 12 days (14 days from when the last letter was written, 16 from when the last email was sent)
Hey Alex,
Hope you’re doing well! Maggie
(word count: 858)
November 20, 2011 (Letter)
Time between messages: 25 days
Hi Maggie,
Looking forward to hearing from you! Alex
(word count: 631)
December 2, 2011 (Letter)
Time between messages: 12 days
Hey Alex,
Best, Maggie
PS Included (word count: 1057)
December 18, 2011 (Letter)
Time between messages: 16 days
Dear Maggie,
Talk to you soon, Sawyer. Best, Alex
(word count: 602)
January 2, 2012, 9:42pm
January 2, 2012, 1:42pm Stanford time Time between messages: 15 days
Hi Alex,
Hope all is well in California! Maggie
(word count: 791)
January 3, 2012, 3:37pm
January 3, 2012, 11:37pm Catania time Time between messages: 1 day 1 hour 55 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Talk to you soon, Alex
(word count: 361)
January 4, 2012, 10:41pm
January 4, 2012, 2:41pm Stanford time Time between messages: 23 hours 4 minutes
Hey Alex,
Ciao, Maggie
(word count: 852)
January 5, 2012, 11:45pm
January 6, 2012, 7:45am Catania time Time between messages: 1 day 9 hours 4 minutes
Hey,
Best, Alex
(word count: 370)
January 8, 2012, 8:56pm (post-skype session)
January 8, 2012, 12:56pm Stanford time Time between messages: 2 days 21 hours 11 minutes
Hey Alex,
Ciao, Maggie
(word count: 892)
January 9, 2012, 8:02am
January 9, 2012, 4:02pm Catania time Time between messages: 19 hours 6 minutes
Hi Maggie,
And don't worry about the Skype connection, I thought you looked great. Best, Alex
Sent from iPhone (word count: 116)
January 10, 2012, 2:17am
January 10, 2012, 10:17am Catania time Time between messages: 18 hours 15 minutes
Hi again Maggie,
Anyway, I’m heading to bed now. Night, Alex
(word count: 323)
January 10, 2012, 7:06pm
January 10, 2012, 11:06am Stanford time Time between messages: 8 hours 49 minutes
Hi Alex,
Best, Maggie
(word count: 1019)
January 11, 2012, 1:57am
January 11, 2012, 9:57am Catania time Time between messages: 14 hours 51 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Night -Alex
Sent from iPhone (word count: 254)
January 11, 2012, 1:55pm
January 11, 2012, 5:55am Stanford time Time between messages: 3 hours 58 minutes
Hey Alex,
Maggie
(word count: 252)
January 14, 2012, 4:30pm
January 14, 2012, 8:30am Stanford time Time between messages: 3 days 2 hours 35 minutes
Alex?
Till next time, Maggie
(word count: 358)
January 16, 2012, 10:22am
January 16, 2012, 6:22pm Catania time Time between messages: 2 days 1 hour 52 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Best Regards, Alex
(word count: 54)
January 22, 2012, 11:16pm
January 23, 2012, 7:16am Catania time Time between messages: 6 days 12 hours 54 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Keep me updated! Best, Alex
(word count: 308)
January 25, 2012, 11:44pm
January 25, 2012, 3:44pm Stanford time Time between messages: 2 days 16 hours 28 minutes
Hi Alex,
Maggie
(word count: 988)
January 28, 2012, 3:09am
January 28, 2012, 11:09am Catania time Time between messages: 2 days 11 hours 25 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Night! Alex
(word count: 652)
January 28, 2012, 8:50pm
January 28, 2012, 12:50pm Stanford time Time between messages: 17 hours 41 minutes
Hi Alex,
Ciao, Maggie
(word count: 778)
January 29, 2012, 10:30am
January 29, 2012, 2:30am Stanford time Time between messages: 13 hours 40 minutes
*No salutation
Maggie
(word count: 139)
January 30, 2012, 12:49am
January 29, 2012, 4:49pm Stanford time Time between messages: 14 hours 19 minutes
*No Salutation *email begins - Paging almost-Dr. Danvers!
Maggie
(word count: 207)
January 30, 2012, 8:13pm
January 31, 2012, 4:13am Catania time Time between messages: 1 day 3 hours 24 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Best, Alex
(word count: 109)
January 31, 2012, 7:15pm
January 31, 2012, 11:15am Stanford time Time between messages: 15 hours 2 minutes
*No Salutation *email begins - Wait, Danvers?
Maggie
(word count: 37)
February 3, 2012, 11:24pm
February 3, 2012, 3:24pm Stanford time Time between messages: 3 days 4 hours 9 minutes
Alex?
Best, Maggie
(word count: 154)
February 5, 2012, 11:27am
February 5, 2012, 7:27pm Catania time Time between messages: 1 day 20 hours 3 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Anyway, hope you had a good week! -A
(word count: 225)
February 8, 2012, 9:15pm
February 8, 2012, 1:15pm Stanford time Time between messages: 3 days 1 hour 48 minutes
Hi Alex,
Have fun with your classmates this weekend. Maggie
(word count: 148)
February 9, 2012, 9:19am
February 9, 2012, 5:19pm Catania time Time between messages: 20 hours 4 minutes
Hi Maggie,
Talk to you soon! Alex
(word count: 119)
Draft from Maggie Sawyer’s Inbox:
Alex,
*No sign off
(word count: 72)
February 9, 2012, 10:51pm
February 10, 2012, 6:51am Catania time Time between messages: 13 hours 32 minutes
Hey again Maggie,
Best, Alex
(word count: 70)
February 10, 2012, 6:34pm
February 10, 2012, 10:34am Stanford time Time between messages: 11 hours 43 minutes
Hi Alex,
Maybe once this holiday is finally over, I’ll be in a better mood. Maggie
(word count: 338)
February 10, 2012, 9:10pm
February 11, 2012, 5:10am Catania time Time between messages: 13 hours 24 minutes
Maggie,
Alex
Sent from iPhone (word count: 107)
February 10, 2012, 11:54pm
February 11, 2012, 7:54am Catania time Time between messages: 2 hours 44 minutes
*No salutation
*No sign off
(from Alex) Sent from iPhone (word count: 59)
February 11, 2012, 2:39am
February 11, 2012, 10:39am Catania time Time between messages: 2 hours 45 minutes
*No salutation
*No signoff
(from Alex) Sent from iPhone (word count: 6)
February 11, 2012, 11:02am
February 11, 2012, 7:02pm Catania time Time between messages: 8 hours 23 minutes
*No salutation
*No sign off
(from Alex) Sent from iPhone (word count: 9)
February 11, 2012, 10:26pm
February 11, 2012, 2:26pm Stanford time Time between messages: 3 hours 24 minutes
Hey, Alex?
You’ve got me in your corner, Danvers. No matter what. Maggie
(word count: 1320)
February 11, 2012, 10:02pm
February 12, 2012, 6:02pm Catania time Time between messages: 7 hours 36 minutes
Hey Maggie,
Best, Alex
(word count: 331)
February 12, 2012, 9:39am
February 12, 2012, 1:39am Stanford time Time between messages: 3 hours 27 minutes
Hey Alex,
Yours, Maggie
PS included (word count: 378)
Feel free to let me know if I’ve made any errors and I’ll fix it!
