Write a Compare- Contrast Essay.

"Letters vs Emails

Letters vs Emails

Introduction

The letter writing format was formal and the outgoing address always had to be positioned neatly in the top right hand corner of the page with the date set dead central in the middle of the page. The sign off (considering it was to the parents) was also formal and finished yours faithfully.

Discussion

My parents paid a fortune for the privilege of having a son who could string a sentence together in neat, legible and hand written English. They would go as far as complaining to the headmaster if their weekly "update" letter didn't arrive promptly each week from their son.

Perhaps I am old fashioned but I do enjoy receiving hand written letters from friends and family, although over the years the amount of these has diminished in number to almost zero, barring Christmas cards and birthday letters, and email appears to be the number one form of communication.

These days I receive email and lots of it. When I take a week off work I am guaranteed to come back to the office to find at least four or five hundred emails (excluding spam) that need my attention and responses. The world has gone mad for it.

On an average day when I return home I will visit my letter box and feel lucky to find anything other than the unwanted junk mail and bills which are the only regularly visitors to said letter box. I can often go a whole week without bothering to check as I know that these days' people just don't consider letter writing as an effective form of communication.

So, on returning home having bypassed the letter box and gone through the pleasantries of greeting my wife I will make a cup of coffee, sit in the lounge, open my ...