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Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
As the development of society and technology, some modern facilities have entered into our normal life, such as TV, fridge, air-conditioning as well as phone. Actually, these things really bring a lot of convenience to us, especially the phone. You can use a phone when you are in an emergency case and the speed is very fast. So some people take it for granted that the phones will kill letter writing. But they neglect the advantages of letter writing. In my opinion, phones will not kill letter writing. The following reasons support my opinion.
First, letter writing is an original way which had been for a long period. You can write your true feelings and thoughts in the letter without nervous, you also can write your secrets to your close friends without being know by others, but you can’t do these by using telephone. In the second place, letter writing is far more cheaper than phone. You can write several pages and tell many things only to pay for a litter money. But if you are talking a long time with telephone, you have to pay for a lot of money. Third, it is a best way to improve the relationship between you and your friend, the letters are much truer than words. Whatover, you can keep the letters for many years, it’s very convenient for you to recall some interesting things. But you can’t with the telephone.
As far as I am concerned, pho