Be Confident! Face Old Habit Of Letter Writing Revived Through Digital Media Positively! Learning the Letter Writing
“His
letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak,
and his speech contemptible.”
King
James Bible
II
Corinthians 10:10
In the modern day there is none with whom
we cannot speak to persons who are away from us and are not on the phone. Even
if there is any we surely drop a mail to his id. Earlier if we wanted to send
them some message or information we had to write letters to them. However,
still now the glory of letters and the postman are preserved as lost art. We
the literary enthusiast must know the names like Mary Wortley Montagu and
Richardson. Montagu wrote a series of witty and descriptive letters about her
life in the Middle East; the letters were posthumously published in 1763. Read More Teaching English While as all of
Richardson's novels are in epistolary form (a
series of letters)—a structure that he refined and developed. Here in this
article we will discuss the basics of letter writing.
A letter must be written in simple,
pleasant and everyday English so that the person to whom it is written may get
exact information from the letter and can enjoy reading it, too. And sure these
letters can be sending through mail attachment. In our day-to-day life we write
letters of different types. Very often we write letters to our friends and
relatives, Sometimes we apply for some posts. If we are in any school, college
or office, we write applications for holiday, leave, etc. If we are in business
we write letters to different firms and customers. In public life we sometimes
present an address of welcome to distinguished persons.
We may divide these letters into the
following classes
(1) Private (or personal) letters, (2)
Official letters, (3) Business letters and (4) Miscellaneous letters, including
Addresses, Testimonials, etc.
While writing a letter a parson must be
careful about its layout. Generally speaking a letter has five parts:
(A) The Heading. i. e., (i) the address
of the writer and (ii) the date on which the letter is written.
(B) The Salutation or Greeting.
(C) The Message or the body of the
letter.
(D) The Subscription, i. e., the ending
and the signature.
(E) The Superscription, i.e., address of
the person to whom the letter is written.
(A)
THE HEADING: The Heading is necessary in a letter, for
the person to whom it is written will be able to know the place from where the
letter was written and also the date on which it was written. Read More Teaching English The
Heading is written on the top right-hand side of the first page. The address is
written first and then the date.
In writing the address on the envelope we
put the name of the person we are writing to first then for a person who lives
in a town, we write the number of his house, followed by the name of the road,
on the same line; then the name of the town and the postal zone or Post Office;
and lastly, the district’ For writing a letter to a person living in a village
we write the name of the village, then the Post Office and then the district.
When we send a letter to a person living in another State we write the name of
that State as well. If the letter is an international one, we write the name of
the country.
(B)
THE SALUTATION OR GREETING: The
Salutation or Greeting consists of words o respect or affection with which we
address the person we are writing to. All the words of the greeting are written
in a line on the left hand side of the letter at a point lower than the Heading
and just above the body of the letter.Read More Teaching English A comma (
,) is to be used after it. The salutation differs from person to person:
(1) To father, mother, uncle, etc.: My
dear Father, My dear Mother, My dear Uncle, etc.
(ii) To son, daughter, younger brother,
etc.: My dearest Son, My dear Lila, My dear James.
(iii) To friend and close acquaintances:
Dear Feroze, or My dear Feroze, My dear Smith, or Dear Smith, My dear
Swaminathan, or Dear Swaminathan.
(iv) To a person we do not not know
personally: Dear Sir, Dear Madam, etc.
(v) To a clergyman: Rev. Sir.
(vi) To business firms : Sirs, or
Gentlemen, or Dear Sirs, is to be used.
(C)
THE MESSAGE OR THE BODY OF THE LETTER: This is the most important part of the letter. Here we have
to write the main message we want to send to others. It must be to the point
and if necessary, it shoud be broken into small paragraphs according to the
number of points contained in the message. The message usually ends with a
short closing paragraph with the expressions like.,’With love’, ‘With kind
regards’, “With best wishes’, etc.
(D)
THE SUBSCRIPTION: The
subscription is the complimentary close of the letter with the signature of the
writer. Here the writer may write his full name or may simply write his name
leaving out the surname, e.g., Gopal, Reba, etc. Nicknames also may be used.
The subscription may be of various forms:
(1) To father, mother, brother, etc.
(a) Your affectionate son, Your
affectionate brother, etc.
(b) Yours affectionately, ( or lovingly,
etc.)
(2) To friends:
(a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours very (or
most) sincerely, (c) Sincerely yours, (d) Yours ever, etc. (iii) To the
Headmaster or a teacher:
I remain ( or I am)
Sir,
Yours most obediently,
(or Your most obedient pupil,)
(3) Official form: Yours
faithfully, v) Semi-official form : Yours sincerely, (vi) Business letters; (a)
Yours faithfully, (b) Faithfully yours, or (c) Yours truly, Yours very truly,
etc.
(E) THE SUPERSCRIPTION: The superscription contains the name and
address of the person to whom the letter is written. The address must be
written very legibly; otherwise it may not be delivered to the proper person or
may be sent to Return Letter Office.
(a) (i) The name of the address must be
written in a proper way. ‘Mr’ and ‘Esq.’ are the two courtesy titles in
English. ‘Mr’ is used before the name, and ‘Esq.’ is used after it,
e. g., Mr W. H. Jones
Or W. H. Jones, Esq.,
Both these courtesy titles should not be
used together.
In India we write ‘Shri’ before the names
of the Hindus and ‘janab’ before those of the Muslims instead of ‘Mr.’
(ii) After the names the degrees and
titles like B.A., M.A.,
D. PhiL, Ph. D., I.A.S., etc. are
written. As for examples:
Mr S. K. Sen, M A., B. Ed.
(iii) Before the names of High Court
Judges we write ‘The Honourable Justice’, or ‘The Hon’ble Justice’.
(iv) In writing a letter to a firm called
by personal names or surnames we use ‘Messrs’ e.ga, Messrs Longman, Green &
Co., Messrs Shing, Roy & Co. Private Ltd.
Exercises Read More Teaching English
1. Write a letter to your friend
congratulating him on his winning a scholarship.
2. Write a letter to your guardian saying
how you did at your SSC Exam in the school.
3. Write a letter to your friend
describing your visit to an exhibition.
4. Write a letter to your friend wishing
him success in the examination.
5. Write a letter to your friend telling
him how you spent your last puja vacation.
6. Write a letter to your father
describing the Independence Day celebration in your school.
7. Write an application to the headmaster
of your school explaining your absence from an examination.
8. Write a letter to your younger
brother, advising him to read the lives of great men.
9. Write a letter to your friend
describing a rainy day.
10.Write a letter to your father
describing how you performed the Rabindra Jayanti in your school.
11. Write a letter to your friend
describing what you do every morning.
12. Write a letter to your headmaster to
excuse you for coming to school late.
The Revival of Letter Writing Through Digital Media
Key Points:
Letter writing is an old habit that is being revived through digital media.
There are many benefits to letter writing, including:
- It allows us to connect with loved ones who are far away.
- It gives us a chance to express our thoughts and feelings in a more personal way.
- It can help us to slow down and reflect on our lives.
- It can be a creative outlet.
There are many ways to write letters digitally, such as through email, social media, or even text messages.
The most important thing is to find a way to write letters that works for you and your loved ones.
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