respectfully or respectively?
Respectfully means "with respect or in a respectful manner," as in the complimentary close of a letter (Respectfully, Jane Doe), and in We respectfully [not respectively] reserve the right to disagree with the ruling.Respectively matches one list with another in the order given for both, as in The captain and the first officer have 20 and 15 years' experience, respectively [not respectfully].
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