Hand Written Letters- A Thing of the Past

I both agree and disagree that the art of letter writing is archaic. Let me explain.

In this day of modern technology to write and mail a business letter by postal service is absurd. There are so many other ways to voice a complaint or order items. For these things, technologys such as company web sites, telephone, and e-mail are much more sufficent to use.

On the other hand, there is nothing nicer than recieving a letter of thanks or commondation by the mail. It means so much to me to see that somebody took the time to write something nice and mail it. These letters, however, probably are a lot less formal than business letters.

In conclusion I believe that while it is important to know proper presenation for a letter that the art is dying. Much more time should be spent on electronic communications.