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With the increase in the use of mobile phones and computers, fewer people are writing letters. Some people think that the traditional skill of writing letters will disappear completely. To what extent do you agree or disagree? How important do you think is letter-writing?

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It is irrefutable that in today's era of modern
technology
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, many people struggle to produce
letters
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 and often avoid writing
letters
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 altogether.
While
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 I agree that
technology
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 has impacted the traditional
skill
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 of writing
letters
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, I do not agree that
this
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skill
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 will die completely as it is still very important. Admittedly, modern
technology
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 has reduced the need for traditional
letters
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.
Firstly
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 e-mails are much faster and cheaper than traditional
letters
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.
That is
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 why these days people are much more likely to email someone than write a
letter
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.
In addition
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, business communications have become more informal than in the past.
As a result
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, a less formal style of writing is more acceptable. Other forms of communication
such
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 as text messaging have reduced the need to write
letters
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 even more.
However
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, there are times when there is no alternative to writing a
letter
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.
Letters
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 are generally more formal and carefully composed than emails
Letters
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 provide a written record, so they are better in the case of official complaints or legal matters.
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, traditional
letters
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 are more suitable for occasions when they are likely to be kept and re-read by the recipient,
such
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 as
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 of thanks or condolences, as these have sentimental value.
Letter
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 writing is a very important
skill
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 to learn because the impact of the handwritten message has a more lasting impression on the recipient than any other form of communication
technology
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 can offer.
In addition
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, handwritten
letters
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 are lasting memories.
For example
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, my father has a bunch of handwritten
letters
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 that his grandfather wrote to him when he was in college. He has carefully put them in a file and shown them to us as a prized possession. Even though these
letters
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 may be written on computers rather than by hand, one should still learn and practise
this
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skill
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.
To sum up
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, there are fewer times when we need to write
letters
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 than in the past.
However
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, I feel there are still some important occasions when a
letter
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 is the most appropriate form of communication and so the traditional
letter
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 will not die in the foreseeable 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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