Do you remember when people actually wrote letters beginning
with “Dear so and so”? It is an obsolete
art form. I mean think about it! People shoot others instant messages on Face
Book, send a text, or send an email.
Those messages never begin with dear.
It is more like “hey!”, “hi!”,
or the famous and ultimate greeting of those trying awful hard to be cool “Sup?” Not
even a “What’s up?” But “Sup” with
absolutely no punctuation whatsoever. Every now and then you get a “Howdy” thrown in
for good measure but no one and I mean no one says “Dear” anymore. It simply isn’t done. No one wants you to be a dear one. They get right to the point and cut the
shit. The niceties are gone. Even in some business letters we are greeted
with “To Whom it May Concern”. I
personally don’t miss the handwritten “Dear so and so” letters.
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Agree! "Dears' have become extinct from our letters now-a-days! It's like... cut out the frills, come straight to the point! Sad but true!
ReplyDeleteShilpa, very true! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
Deletehaha yeah besides maybe on a resume, it is extinct. Good riddens as my hand writing is awful
ReplyDeletePat, I have to admit I have a great signature. I have perfected it over the years but my handwriting otherwise...well it leaves a lot to be desired although my printing is great. Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
DeleteYes, I agree. I used to love writing long, long letters to my friends. Now no niceties just slang is in vogue.
ReplyDeleteInderpreet, very true! Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
DeleteYep! Only use "dear" when addressing someone I don't personally know. Letter writing has gone the way of the dinosaur.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Kathy!
Martha, very true. Kind of sad really. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥
DeleteI always use 'dear' if I know the person's name. If not, To whom it may concern. I just cant' seem to handwrite anymore. I make stupid spelling mistakes and then have to cross it out. I'd rather type; it's faster.
ReplyDeleteJoJo, half the time I use "to whom it may concern" too or drop the dear and just use the person's name. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
DeleteI loved writing letters to my friends.. Loved my handwriting too ;) I still use dear sometimes, while writing an official mail.
ReplyDeleteRajlakshmi, I used to write a lot more letters when I was in college to friends and home, but not really any since then. Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
DeleteI never like writing letters ...I'm just so lazy you know Kathy? The only letters I write now are the officials ones which begin with 'Hi' and sometimes don't even have those...
ReplyDeleteNabanita, I can relate! I am lazy too...almost to the point that there are some days I contemplate never writing again...then I do it anyways. Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
DeleteI prefer typing, too! I have a friend from junior high that I write letters to every Christmas (I'm so behind... I need to type that letter!) Oddly enough, we don't email even though we have each others' email addresses. The once a year catch up seems to work okay :)
ReplyDeletejannatwrites, that is so cool that you all still keep in touch! I should type a letter to my aunt and uncle to send in a Christmas card, but I am a terrible procrastinator when it comes to things like that. I have great intentions...BUT! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
DeleteI used to love handwriting letters too (and of course receiving them). They used to be pages long! ;) However, over time I much prefer typing as it is more legible than my handwriting which is usually fast and well, messy! ;) <3
ReplyDeleteelly, I think it would have been cool to have lived in a time when handwritten love letters were the rage. Then getting them out years later and re-reading them! How precious! Alas, these days it is instant messages from social media and text messages. Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
DeleteMy handwriting was bad but I loved writing Dear xyz letters :) I still do, niceties are what make us good humans. I like receiving such warm letters :)
ReplyDeletesulekkha, I do too! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥
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