Question

essay comparing traditional letter writing and email writing. [180 word
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Answer 1

In today’s hectic world people look for quick, easy and colorful ways to communicate. Some people prefer to use the quick and simple means of the email, while others prefer the handwritten affection of a letter. People use the email because it allows them to quickly type up a letter and send it to anyone in a matter of minutes. Unlike an email, traditional letters are becoming rare in our modern world of communication. A traditional letter takes more time to prepare than an email, but a letter has something no email can provide—intimacy. A letter is personal, it isn’t something you can quickly type up; it has to be planned, proofread, signed with love and personally placed in the mail box.

When looking for a quick way to send information, people prefer to use the email option because of its quick and effective process.

There are things you can do to an email that you could never do with a traditional letter, such as using the backspace, copy and paste buttons on your computer. All of those tools make corresponding by email a lot easier than having to tear out the first draft of your letter and start all over on a clean page. In an email you can add animations and graphics to give some color and creativity to your message. But there are problems with these creative extras—for instance animations can contain computer viruses that damage or destroy computer software. With a traditional letter you are not able to automatically add animations or graphics to your paper. In order to add creativity to your letter, you would have to draw or color something by hand which can take time. However you do avoid the threat of a computer virus, and the person who receives your letter will be able to enjoy your art.

Both an email and a traditional letter are great ways to communicate. A letter is more personal than an email; it allows you to practice penmanship and to focus on grammar, punctuation and spelling. As for the email, it is quick and simple; it allows you to automatically check spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes and even add graphics and animations at a click of a button. People’s preferences for these two forms of communication depend on how much time they have, if they know how to use a computer, and whether or not they enjoy writing a traditional letter.

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Answer 2

Answer:

This is the answer.

Explanation:

Formal Letter Writing

The basic difference between a formal and informal letter is that you write an informal letter/email to someone you either know personally or might want to get to know personally and you write a formal letter/formal email to someone you don’t know personally or, for the purposes of the letter at least, won’t ever need to know personally.  

How should we write a full address?

Example:

47 1st April,

Ayia Phyla,3086

Limassol

Cyprus (If necessary)

Language in very formal letters.

In very formal letters, the candidate should  

·         make use of set formal expressions (see below)

·         not use contractions (no short forms)

·         not  use idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs or colloquialisms

·         use indirect rather than direct questions eg I would be very grateful if…

·         express ideas in clear, polite language  

·         not use over-dramatic adjectives, but show control of emotions eg ‘We were rather upset’ instead of ‘We were absolutely furious!’

·         not use exclamation marks!!!!

·         use the most academic vocabulary he or she knows (usually words of Latin, Romance or Greek origin)

·         use more formal structures such as negative inversion, or the passive voice, if appropriate

·         have a good, organised paragraph structure even for short letters.

·         never have a P.S. at the bottom. If the writer has forgotten to include something, they should rewrite the whole letter

Here is a range of formal expressions for letters. This is not an exhaustive list, but an indication of the kind of language expected in very formal letters.

Opening :

I am writing to request, complain, thank etc

Request for action:

I would be very grateful if you would/could ….

Apology:

I feel I must apologise for

I owe you a full apology for

Please accept my apologies for

I apologise for any inconvenience I may have caused.

Thanks :

Thank you for

I am extremely grateful for

I feel I must thank you for

Making arrangements

Would it be possible for you to

Would it be convenient for you to

May I make a suggestion?

Pre-closing :

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I trust you will deal with this problem to prevent it from happening again.

Thank you for your attention in this matter.

I hope this information has been of some help.

Closing:

I look forward to hearing from you.

I look forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully/ Yours sincerelyEmail writing:

Email writing is different in comparison to formal letter writing to you need to make sure that you demonstrate the differences:

In informal letters, the candidate can

·         use contractions (short forms)

·         sometimes miss out the ‘I’ subject e.g. ‘Sorry haven’t written before…’ or ‘Don’t know where the time goes…’ or ‘Must stop now, the dinner’s burning’.

·         use idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs  or colloquialisms

·         show off any current slang he or she may have picked up (it’s really cool!)

·         use dramatic adjectives etc to show emotion  e.g. The food  was absolutely brilliant! The film was hilarious etc

·         ask direct questions, use exclamation marks, use checking tags (isn’t it? ) etc

·         write as if he or she is talking

However, this is an examination and the candidate should also

·         have a good, organised paragraph structure even for short letters.

·         show a good range of vocabulary, such as phrasal verbs, which are often considered in English to be less academic or formal

·         never swear