the art of letter writing, has email, blogs, txt killed it?

bacon? · 21-04-2009 08:02AM #1

just watched an interesting bit on bbc morning tv... about the impact of emailing, blogging texting etc on letter writing, spelling and grammer.

i think it's fantastic that we can comunicate instantly, via email and text, msn etc.. but it does anoy me when i get an email or text that's full of "txt speak"

i also think there's something alot more personal with a letter, i can't remember the last time i got one....

so, what do you think... do you care if the art of letter writing dies... or that spelling and grammer goes down the toilet?

giggsy664 · 21-04-2009 08:03AM

yh

21-04-2009 08:10AM

Spelling and Grammar and knowing the correct letter format are very different things.

Personally, I couldn't give a crap if the letter format dies out (you know, address on the top right, etc. the usual layout). So long as a letter has a purpose and two addresses (sender and who it's being sent to) i don't mind.

Spelling on the other hand is something that shouldn't really be an issue, but sadly, is.

I don't care if a 12 year old girl on Bebo uses "txt" language, because they're all idiots anyway. It bugs me when adults who post on proper message boards (like here, for example) make spelling mistakes, especially ones that are accepted.

For example, I don't mind if someone tries to tell me they were in Czechoslovakia at the weekend, but can't quite grasp the spelling of 'Czechoslovakia'. That's fine with me. What bugs me is when people use "then" instead of "than". "Should of" instead of "should have", etc. etc. and people don't bother to correct it, because a scary amount of people think that it's correct grammar.

Although in saying that.. I've probably made more than my fair share of spelling mistakes too (although if i make a post and notice a spelling error, etc. then I'll edit it).

So yeah... That's how I feel...

Rented Mule · 21-04-2009 08:27AM

People said that once the telephone was in every house that people would stop writing letters.

Now there is a computer in every house and guess what ??

People write more letters now than every before ....they're called e-mails.

You get them almost immediately and you don't have to worry about it being buried in some fat tossers back garden who couldn't bother to deliver it to you.

MagicMarker · 21-04-2009 08:30AM

Letter writing isn't an art, it's an inconvenience, and it's bad for the environment.

21-04-2009 09:11AM

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jum4 · 21-04-2009 09:13AM

Deleted User wrote: »

For example, I don't mind if someone tries to tell me they were in Czechoslovakia at the weekend,

I mind! Czechoslovakia ceased to exist in 1993

bacon? · 21-04-2009 09:14AM

jum4 wrote: »

I mind! Czechoslovakia ceased to exist in 1993

ha ha, classic

alexandros · 21-04-2009 09:14AM

Seems like the only thing that still comes in the mail is bills & junk.
And even most bills come via e-mail now.

I kind of wish I could cancel my mail service.

Speaking of dead things.
I found a box of cassette tapes in my closet the other day.
Are they recyclable?
I haven't owned a cassette player in over 15 years.
Same goes for VHS tapes?

Yet surprisingly; I still love my vinyl's.
(and no; I'm not that old)

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