As a retired mailman, I used to love handwritten envelopes at holiday times (especially big Mom written in May). However, I noticed most penmanship did note come from Mrs Porter’s Finishing School for Ladies. Have we forgotten how to print, much less write?
We were made to write thank you notes for every gift or kind thing anyone did for us. It was expected of us. Now I feel lucky if any of the children even send me an e-mail thank you…ahh, progress…
Lewreader - I do not usually use cursive to address an envelope, because it is easier to make mistakes in reading someone else’s handwriting. (My eldest brother’s handwriting, even printing, is so bad that frequently his mail does not arrive at its destination, or else takes much longer than expected.)
Either I hand print, or use the computer to address the envelopes. When I had my son write (by hand) thank you notes for his graduation gifts, I addressed the envelopes on the computer for him. He didn’t have the peoples’ addresses, and I know the machine that sorts envelopes at the post office might be able to read the computer printed version better, even if I used a more elegant font than I use for business correspondence.
I only write letters on an annual Christmas greeting every year, too. I also miss having spellcheck while writing. This year I only mailed cards to the few relatives and friends who don’t have internet. Stamps have gotten too expensive, and I’m trying to save my “forever” stamps for birthday cards to the grandkids (I also write short letters to them). And I address sometimes with block letters, but cursive for individual greetings, because it;s more formal.
It isn’t ignorance, he lives in the 21st century. He probably vaguely remembers CDs and thinks everything is downloaded from iTunes.
Rotary telephones and manual typewriters are museum pieces or something in great grandmother’s attic.
Time marches on whether we choose to accept or not.
i_am_the_jam over 14 years ago
For the holidays, at least :P
lewisbower over 14 years ago
As a retired mailman, I used to love handwritten envelopes at holiday times (especially big Mom written in May). However, I noticed most penmanship did note come from Mrs Porter’s Finishing School for Ladies. Have we forgotten how to print, much less write?
As I rely on spell-check.
cdward over 14 years ago
Lewreader, yes.
Jascat over 14 years ago
We were made to write thank you notes for every gift or kind thing anyone did for us. It was expected of us. Now I feel lucky if any of the children even send me an e-mail thank you…ahh, progress…
Smiley Rmom over 14 years ago
Lewreader - I do not usually use cursive to address an envelope, because it is easier to make mistakes in reading someone else’s handwriting. (My eldest brother’s handwriting, even printing, is so bad that frequently his mail does not arrive at its destination, or else takes much longer than expected.) Either I hand print, or use the computer to address the envelopes. When I had my son write (by hand) thank you notes for his graduation gifts, I addressed the envelopes on the computer for him. He didn’t have the peoples’ addresses, and I know the machine that sorts envelopes at the post office might be able to read the computer printed version better, even if I used a more elegant font than I use for business correspondence.
bald over 14 years ago
i am trying to remember the last time i actually sat down and wrote a letter to anyone other than notes added in a greeting card
at least 3 years ago
vldazzle over 14 years ago
I only write letters on an annual Christmas greeting every year, too. I also miss having spellcheck while writing. This year I only mailed cards to the few relatives and friends who don’t have internet. Stamps have gotten too expensive, and I’m trying to save my “forever” stamps for birthday cards to the grandkids (I also write short letters to them). And I address sometimes with block letters, but cursive for individual greetings, because it;s more formal.
Imajs Premium Member over 14 years ago
It isn’t ignorance, he lives in the 21st century. He probably vaguely remembers CDs and thinks everything is downloaded from iTunes. Rotary telephones and manual typewriters are museum pieces or something in great grandmother’s attic. Time marches on whether we choose to accept or not.