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This tag is for questions related to English as used in Great Britain, and sometimes Ireland.
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What informal and formal letter/e-mail closings are used the most?
These are fine, you are correct about the relative formality of the closings.
However, to preserve the formality in the first I would change it to "I look forward to...".
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What word describes the shape of a whirlwind when seen from above?
Perhaps a spiral would be the right shape. This is two-dimensional, and the radius is proportional to the angle of rotation.
[A helix has parallel sides, i.e. could be drawn on the surface of a cylin …
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British English - “In two hours time”
I would agree that the use of the extra word "time" in your example adds nothing, and is therefore redundant and better avoided.
To my British ears, this usage sounds more American! Maybe it's just a …
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