Q. With the increasing 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?
Due to considerable advances in mobile devices and computers for the last two decades, the number of people who write letters decreased dramatically. Some people argue that this trend will cause the complete disappearance of traditional letter-writing skills. I agree with this statement to some extent, and this essay will examine the reasons for my opinion.
First of all, people will still possess the skill of constructing letters in a traditional letter structure. Even though people nowadays barely write letters, email has been replacing them, in which people often need to keep the structure of letters. In order to construct an email in this structure, students learn how to write a formal email at schools. For example, I have learned that I should include some required elements in an email such as the words “Dear”, “Kindest regards”, and greeting and body. These words and structure are originated from letter-writing.
However, I believe skills to produce decent handwriting will decline. Since most paperwork and notetaking have been digitalized, people do have chances to write things on paper. While people in the past tried to improve their handwriting skills to write letters because handwritings tended to be judged from other people, new generations take a lot less care about their handwriting since they mostly write digitalized letters. Furthermore, in the past, some people could get by with their great handwriting, but these days beautiful handwritings are not as appreciated as before. This trend will absolutely decrease the new generation’s handwriting skills.
In conclusion, my opinion is that people will still acquire skills of structuring letters while losing handwriting skills. I believe handwriting skills are worth developing, so hopefully, people get more chances to write in an analogous way and practice their handwriting.
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