Mourning the loss of the written word

[icubud]

In these days of email, texts and instant messaging, I am not alone, I feel sure, in mourning the demise of the old-fashioned handwritten letter. Exchanges of letters capture nuances of shared thought and feeling to which their electronic replacements simply cannot do justice.

The most dramatic feature of electronic communication is surely its

Comments

[lemmy59]

Well put.

[byrthebb]

I was just "lamenting" about this myself a month or two ago. I mentioned on facebook about how handwriting is a "lost art". I miss the beautiful handwritten letters from my niece. She is an artist and has very beautiful handwriting. I found a few articles online about the matter. Rather sad isn't it? :(

[byrthebb]

Oh I forgot to tell you Thanks for the link to the BBC article. Very nice!

[icubud]

that is so sad
one's handwriting is such a great method of individual expression