What does the phrase "noch viele Grüße" mean?

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I read it in a letter where the girl was signing it off. The rough idea I get but I want to know what does the extra 'noch' do to the overall meaning of this fragment.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 22 '13 at 18:58

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The noch is a shortening of auch noch, which literally means additionally.

In spoken language, it is used, when a talk is cut short: There wasn't time to talk extensively about the person concerned. But the person should at least be greeted, so the greetings are "added" to the end of the talk.

I haven't seen it used in a letter and wouldn't do so, because it looks as a PS with important content. One get's the impression that the writer didn't think about the letter in before hand or had to short cut the letter due to time limitations.

answered Sep 22 '13 at 18:58

Toscho

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Isn't it rather the same as with schönen Tag noch?! – Em1 Sep 22 '13 at 20:12
The noch referred to in your link is a synonym of weiterhin as expressed in Koivo's answer there. This wouldn't make any sense here. As the greetings couldn't be continued (indefinitely). – Toscho Sep 23 '13 at 16:55

What does the phrase "noch viele Grüße" mean?

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