Modern communications mean that it’s no longer necessary to write letters. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The twenty-
first
century is full of technology which made
communication
easy.Many strongly believe that writing a
letter
is outdated in the modern era.I personally feel that nowadays, no one is using old fashioned
letters
for
communication
and in
this
essay,I am going to give the reasons for it.
Firstly
,
communication
is vital in everyone's life and without
communication
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we can not imagine the world.
People
used to write
letters
to their relatives and friends and post them through the postal service which takes a lot of
time
to reach the recipient based on the distance.
In other words
,it takes days of
time
to deliver the
letter
even though the matter is urgent. There was no quick
communication
a decade ago.
For example
,if the
letter
was posted
this
week Sunday in the southern state of India and the receiver of the
letter
is on the north side
then
it will take a week of
time
.In the same way, it takes 2 or more weeks
time
if the
letter
is to be delivered in a different country.
Secondly
,not only just a message even a video call is now possible with
latest
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way of transmission in which users can see each side of them and for
that
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there are many apps
also
available now for free
such
as what's app and Facebook.
Thus
,
people
feel like they are not at different places which carries some human emotions especially for the elderly when their children stay far from them.
Moreover
,it costs nothing as compared with
letters
which need to buy.The other good advantage with current contact is,
people
can have a group voice call or video call which connects many
people
at one
time
which will never be possible with
letter
transmission. In conclusion,with the developed technology, the connection between two or more
people
is now possible and quick and no writing of
letters
required
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