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Title: Does anyone write handwritten letters?
Post by: WaulML6 on May 19, 2013, 09:16:36 am
Do any of you ever write a letter to someone actually be handwriting it and not on the computer or text or email?
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Post by: diala84 on May 19, 2013, 09:46:28 am
Not usually. I have pretty bad handwriting although I did send several handwritten postcards during my vacation a week ago.
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Post by: oldbuddy on May 19, 2013, 09:46:42 am
I don't think I could anymore! A paragraph by hand is past my endurance level today.
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Post by: ktheodos on May 19, 2013, 01:03:19 pm
Not recently
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Post by: dbsaus1 on May 19, 2013, 01:11:13 pm
I guess I am old fashioned, I still write only thank you's by hand. I just feel it is a little more personal
Oh course, I have a sore hand and it is hard for me to write so I am slowly converting to all email.
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Post by: potluck6 on May 19, 2013, 01:45:10 pm
Just at Christmas with a card just asking how everyone is and a little about the family. These are family members that I don't see much so I few words I think is nice.
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Post by: vickysue on May 19, 2013, 02:37:02 pm
I do to those who are not on my computer and or will not use one. Also all personal ones to those that i really care about.
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Post by: monnee on May 19, 2013, 03:09:38 pm
This is the age of computer emailing and texting now.
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Post by: davidh121 on May 19, 2013, 03:57:33 pm
I still write Christmas cards for my family and there is actually someone I correspond to this way overseas. Of course I do this along with e-mails and other things too with the person in question.
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Post by: demaina on May 19, 2013, 05:03:32 pm
If I'm writing a thank you note for something, than I will hand write it.  However, most of my communications are electronic cause I need an instant response or a response asap and don't have time to wait for the letter to get there.
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Post by: ancmetro on May 19, 2013, 05:23:30 pm

     I do not know shorthand. I tried to learn but it is not for me. I dictate handwritten letters or write to my friends in that format. E-mails, using the Internet, are a great invention.
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Post by: cyncity831 on May 19, 2013, 07:27:31 pm
I try to do this every once in a while at least.  For only someone that I may truly care about.  I loved writing as a kid.  And now with all the technology you lose that personal touch of knowing someone took the time to hand write you a letter.  Something special now and days.
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Post by: sliebshner on May 19, 2013, 10:53:03 pm
I send a lot of handwritten cards.  email and facebook, etc. seem too impersonal still for me.  Old school, I guess.  Plus I think it says you care more if you bother to handwrite it and put in in the mail.  email is too easy, it seems.  But that is what it is coming to.
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on May 20, 2013, 02:21:50 am
I wrote my letters by hand before I got a computer.  I have a pretty good handwriting style.  My grandmother had a bad handwriting, but it at least was legible.  I recall getting a letter from a woman who wrote me in German.  I would be darned if I knew what was in it. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: hvnlydevil on May 20, 2013, 04:54:41 am
For the most part, most of my correspondence is online. I do write to my grandmother and family oversees though.
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Post by: gaylasue on May 20, 2013, 04:59:14 am
Notes - yes.  Letters - no.
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Post by: mgint on May 20, 2013, 06:06:46 am
sometimes but not very often anymore.
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Post by: Tresbn00 on May 20, 2013, 07:08:47 pm
Up until about two years ago I made it my goal to send out a letter a day. My kids would get a card every month, my parents would get a letter once a month, my wife would get a couple of cards and I would make it a habit to sit down and think of all the people who deserved a Thank you in my life.  Clients would all get letters of Thanks for recent business. Referral sources would all get a hand written Thank you.  I even sent letters to corporations telling them what a wonderful worker they had if I came across someone who gave exceptional service.  My job focus has changed and I have gotten away from the customer service side of things.
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Post by: LuckyDeutch on May 20, 2013, 08:16:08 pm
 :thumbsup: YES i still hand write letters to my family. Especially my mom. She lives about 4 hours from me. If I didnt HAND write a letter to her, she would not let me live it done. Once in awhile she also likes a TYPED letter from me! She is 84 and acts like shes 20 and she is in great health except a bit of arthritis which she uses cream to help with the aches. She walks every day also. I still love to hand write letters! :thumbsup:
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Post by: squirrelgirl44 on May 20, 2013, 08:25:42 pm
I used to write letters to my grandma until she died a few years ago. I don't write to anyone else now.
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Post by: jmc1982 on May 21, 2013, 01:35:07 am
I still do at times if not i just type the letter
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Post by: lorettahknox on May 21, 2013, 05:23:03 am
Yes I do! There is a personal feeling that I think is conveyed when you write a handwritten note. The feeling of affection cannot be given with computer notes as I call them. I love writing letters and I love getting notes like that it's sweet and it's romantic. :)
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Post by: bhiett on May 21, 2013, 05:30:54 am
Writing letters has always been a chore for me.  I tend to be a slow writer and have to struggle to fill a page or two with something that might be of interest to the recipient.  Email is great because one can keep it brief and to the point-- no stamps or envelopes to mess with.  The only "real letters" I write are to a child I sponsor in another country.
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Post by: Nancy5 on May 21, 2013, 05:44:27 am
No letters, I do write thank you notes, and I always write a little something on a card, but that's about it.
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Post by: devideddi on May 21, 2013, 06:47:11 am
Me, I do.  I have to write handwritten letters because my mom won't go online.  She lives 4 hours away from me.  I don't get good phone service where I live.  So pretty much I have to write her letters to keep her in touch.  She don't write back much but its ok, she's getting old.  I still am gonna send her stuff from me.  :wave:
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Post by: jonhall37 on May 21, 2013, 06:51:50 am
its amazing how times have changed. i havent written a letter in years.  :wave:
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Post by: gbabesmom on May 21, 2013, 07:04:17 am
I've written letters to my Uncle for years. After his wife died I started writing him so he wouldn't be lonely. We've been writing each other for over 13 years. He sends me jokes and cartoons from Ladies Home Journal. I try to write him once a month.
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Post by: nguzman1 on May 21, 2013, 12:41:21 pm
Geez not really I don't remember that last time I actually wrote a letter.
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Post by: ro901 on May 21, 2013, 03:55:32 pm
It's wonderful to receive a hand written letter from someone and to know they cared enough to take the time to sit down and write a letter just to say hello and that they're thinking about you! I have a terrible hand writing and if I write to someone, I try to print it so it doesn't look so bad and is easier to read. Most people I know don't even bother to send an email anymore...they'd rather do it on FB and just use numbers and shortcut words like a text message.   
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Post by: mrisha on May 21, 2013, 04:01:50 pm
It has been years and years since I actually attempted to write a hand written letter.  I know it's more personal, but a lot less time consuming than typing one on the computer.
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Post by: jcalexis on May 21, 2013, 04:07:38 pm
handwritten letter is old news. Every body is using the computer ( microsoft words) these days. I don't even think that people use the typing machine anymore.
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Post by: LenoraMinogue on May 22, 2013, 07:10:27 am
I don't usually write them anymore, unless I'm including a one-pager is a card, but I used to really be into writing pen pals when I was a kid. E-mail is just too conveinent though. It's ruined me.
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Post by: crazyzoo on May 22, 2013, 07:15:03 am
I do.. I have family members and a few friends who do not have a computer and live far away
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Post by: bowrunner on May 22, 2013, 08:09:35 am
I don't really have anyone to write to very much anymore.  Email is way easier anyway.
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Post by: autumnsparklemom on May 22, 2013, 08:35:16 am
When I had pen-pals I usually wrote my letters. Even when computers, texting were popular.
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Post by: Screwedupclick4life337 on May 22, 2013, 09:03:10 am
I do to my cousin in jail
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Post by: bigedshult on May 22, 2013, 11:22:15 am
 I don't think and they hardly mailed letters anymore. I haven't got the letter except for birthday cards the letter Christmas letters that are printed out on the line. Pictures are with the grand kids and. And also invitations weddings and things like that. So I don't think a fairly white letters anymore.
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Post by: Ronnis25 on May 22, 2013, 11:43:09 am
I type them into word and then print and mail.  At least to friends and family that need it. God Bless
Ps you right email spoils us and saves us lot of stamp money.
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Post by: inertia4 on May 22, 2013, 11:46:11 am
I actually do not write hand written letters. I never really did. But I also rather use a computer or email.
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Post by: furby33716 on May 22, 2013, 01:10:57 pm
It does seem this is a part of history doesn't   that's why our postal service is struggling.
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Post by: pmagalei on May 22, 2013, 01:28:25 pm
For me those days are over, This is the new age of technology. I don't even think school will be able to use paper and pen in their work anymore just because we have so many new things that attracts the newer generation. I think emails and texting are the quicker ways to go now for me.
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Post by: alice44 on May 22, 2013, 01:59:19 pm
Not much - just thank you notes.  I was really surprised to learn that penmanship isn't taught in the schools anymore.
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Post by: tea4me on May 22, 2013, 04:54:14 pm
I love to write letters and have several pen pals, one in the U.K. even.  Collecting stationery is a hobby also.
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Post by: cathy37 on May 25, 2013, 06:34:00 pm
I think handwritten letters are a thing of the past.  Most people now use e-mail and text messages on their phone.  It would be nice to receive a handwritten letter once in a while.
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Post by: reiddb on May 25, 2013, 07:03:43 pm
Yes I do....when my kids get their pictures taken, I send them in hand written letters....they are a lost art!
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Post by: Liquidfire_43 on May 25, 2013, 10:11:53 pm
No, I never seen a handwritten letter anymore... The only messages/letter I receive are typed letters or emails... Another reason I don't handwritten letters is that it will take longer going through the US postal than if you sent them them in email
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Post by: king4cash on May 25, 2013, 10:22:08 pm
I do like to send hand written letters.My problem with it is that no one will write you back.I believe that it is becoming a lost art and that is sad.
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Post by: am28slone on May 26, 2013, 10:27:02 am
I still prefer to write letters by hand because I think it is more personal that way. My handwriting is not the best in the world but I still like to write. I know we are living in a New Era but Email  seems so impersonal to me and the lazy way out. I know however, that some are just too busy to write so email is faster. I guess I am just Old-Fashioned because I still like receiving handwritten letters in the mail.
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Post by: tashamjoy on May 26, 2013, 12:30:22 pm
To be honest not really. I do like handwritten stuff a lot more personal and sweet then email and texts but like letters are not instant takes longer for birthdays i still like to give cards not texts or emails if i am close to the person. I love getting mail and love the personal writing and stuff so much better then just a text or email =)