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Some people think that, due to improvements in technology, traditional skills of writing letters will disappear. Do you agree or disagree?

It is considered by some
people
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 that the development in
technology
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 will affect the letter-writing
skills
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 in the future. I wholeheartedly agree with
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 statement since the improvement in
technology
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 has changed
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people
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’s perspective of writing
letters
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.
Technology
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 has changed the way
people
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 communicate with each other. They need not write conventional
letters
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 as they did in the past. Since today’s
communication
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 has relied on face-to-face
communication
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,
people
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 decide not to write
letters
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 anymore because it is not convenient.
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, old generations who are already exposed to modern
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, may not suggest their children learn the way of honing their writing
skills
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.
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 is because the existence of
letters
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 is not as important as before, either in formal or informal circumstances. Conventional writing, especially in writing
letters
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, is not essential anymore since it has been replaced by
communication
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 in the modern world. Nowadays,
people
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 are not used to handwriting and
setting
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 their thoughts down on paper.
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 has led to
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 decline in traditional writing
skills
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. Neither
do
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adults nor young
people
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 assume that letter-writing
skills
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 are required.
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, as they solely communicate through virtual platforms, they are not worried about their
skills
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 in writing. They are not interested in learning how to compose the letter from scratch. In conclusion,
technology
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 has changed how
people
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 around the world communicate with each other,
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, it may bring a negative consequence in terms of letter-writing
skills
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. Unless
people
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 realise how important their writing
skills
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is
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, the writing
skills
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 will disappear in the near future.

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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.

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