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. You should write at least 250 words.
In
this
era of technological advancement, letter
writing is slowly fading away and people ascertain that communicating through letters is not required. In my opinion, I totally agree with this
viewpoint as modern forms of communication are more convenient and efficient.
First
of all, letter
writing is a tedious task. When one puts pen to paper
, he or she need
to follow a series of procedures which is Change the verb form
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time consuming
. To give an example, if a person wants to contact another, they have to travel to the post office, buy a stamp, paste it and make sure that the sender's details are written precisely. Add a hyphen
time-consuming
In addition
to this
, they must place the paper
document in the correct coloured box. Despite this
, sometimes the document does not reach the receiver. On the contrary
, the
modern devices are Correct article usage
apply
more easy
as we just need to draft a mail and hit the send button, which saves a Replace the words
easier
lot
time. In short, communicating with Add the preposition
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paper
is now become
inefficient.
Change to the active voice
now becomes
has now become
Second
of all, letters are not pocket friendly. This
means that for every paper
to be posted, one has to make payment for multiple reasons such
as travelling to the post office, an envelope, a stamp and also
letter
transportation money. On the other hand
, an individual only has to invest in an electronic device once and communicate for free. The best examples are Facebook, Whatsapp, Google mails and Skype. Moreover
, a person can contact another person any number of times without being charged because of internet facilities. All in all, an overseas letter
can cost you loads whereas a Skype call will only cost you a minimum internet fee that is
next
to negligible.
To conclude, even though communicating with pen and paper
is a long lost art, I believe that it is not essential anymore because of the modern developments of electronic devices that has
made it easy for us to contact another. Change the verb form
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Also
, we can still continue this
art of writing through laptops and mobile phones.Submitted by manjyot_k88 on
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The Greeting
Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.
Always start an informal letter in the ways:
- Dear + name
- Hi / Hello + name
‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.
For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:
- Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
- Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.