The Value of Handwritten Letters
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Its been a while since I've sent or received a handwritten letter, but I agree it still has a place in society, albeit an ever declining part of it
Hi hspexy. I still write letter' s thank you cards and birthday cards. I know you can do it on the computer. But i think it's nice to send to the people some of the other people don't have computers.. So they look forward to getting them.
its like phone calls that's no more you text or email them I think it's nice to
Talk and here there voice. 
That’s true. The handwritten notes are far more personal and does leave a better impression, as it shows the person has made an effort
I send birthday cards to my family in France. I don't see them often so I make it more personal that way.
love getting a letter or card in the post and actually to handwrite a letter is quicker than putting on the computer etc
Not sure I agree with you there, I can type a letter and print it off about 10 times faster than handwriting, even quicker to click off an email, arrives in seconds not days. But I do think handwritten letters are nice to receive, if they are legible, as handwriting skills seem to have gone down the pan with the rise of keyboards.
Lynibis I think I write faster than I can type...but then I will make more mistakes, and there will be more crossings out and scribbles, and it is obviously far messier to re-draft something had written
I remember in one of my exams in school I managed to write 12 pages of something to do English literature - I think there was only about 8 pages worth of paper given to us, so I had to ask for more! I wish I could touch type - to a skill I have acquired
hspexy I am sure people get sick of us olduns saying; in my day! But at the risk of making people sick i will say I don't understand why the old fashioned tried and tested ways are always done away with. I learned to type in class at school with a cover over the keys of the typewriter and repeating exercises with a specific finger used for a particular set of letters.
Although not very technological i can thump out an accurate 60 wpm to the amazement of my grandchildren who have in turn witnessed this amazing feat by granny lol.
Lynibis lol I actually remember one class I had (that was being phased out at the time!) when we had to recite the keyboard from memory to help us get familiar with the layout, but it was only that one class. Many years ago I was able to type 80 words per minute, back in the days when I had to do dissertations, but I considered that slow as all my IT friends were typing 120+ wpm. I maybe do about 40-50 now, not sure as I've not tested it for a long, long time
hspexy I worked in a pharmaceutical company when I was young as a PA to two doctors of pharmacy and often did audio typing as they paced behind me. It was very handy when I got pregnant as they would pop upstairs and mix me a peppermint concoction when I got heartburn!
I don't think many youngsters realise today that the indented keys are the home keys where your fingers should go back to as you type.
I don't write any but I have kept letters both my late Nan and late father wrote that I love reading and hold a massive sentimental value.
Myself and my best friend who has moved away often write letters to each other it’s not something people my age do very often we have social media etc but much prefer handwritten letters 
A letter will show who you really are. Your own calligraphy,.design. It is can be highly detailed and can have deeper meanings.
it is just so nice to get a card or a note that is full of news. I am always disappointed with birthday cards that are just signed with no personal message
same here - if the value of card is only worth the price you paid for the card itself, thus devoid of sentiment, it holds no value at all
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