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This relative, whose age you don't specify (unless I missed it), probably learned to write a proper letter back in the day, which invariably includes a closing. YOU might not think it's "necessary," but that's how it used to be done. The choices would be "thank you," "sincerely yours," devotedly yours," "love always," etc. "Thank you" is probably the least of the evils.
None of us know this person. We have no idea why they do what they do. Why not ask them, or, at the very least, other people who know them and have a snowball's chance of telling you what they mean?
Knowing the person is not needed. It's the tone and way they say thank you that points to them as having little regard for other people. Relatives treated like employees of sorts. Those who live here fortunately don't have to communicate with them but once or twice a year. Otherwise it's an unhealthy environment.
Hopefully you don't run into someone like this. If you do just take your own advice.
Knowing the person is not needed. It's the tone and way they say thank you that points to them as having little regard for other people. Relatives treated like employees of sorts. Those who live here fortunately don't have to communicate with them but once or twice a year. Otherwise it's an unhealthy environment.
On the contrary. Personal knowledge of, familiarity with the person saying thank you is the very thing that provides this "tone" you speak of. As familiarity with the circumstances generating the letter itself provides context.
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