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CHAPTERVILETTERWRITING
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rier-Writing—Forms—Notes
Maardletter-writingasaverysimpleandeasilyacquiredbranthetraryitisodiffisofpositionandrequiresmudlabortomasteritsdetails.Infactthereareveryfewperfectletter-writersinthelastitutesthedireofspeedmaybeversationatadistasformsaresovariedbyeveryceivabletopiatalltimesbyallkindsofpersonsinallkindsofmoodsandtempersaoallkindsofpersreesiyandofdifferentpursuitsinofixedrulesbelaiddulateitslength，styleorsubjectmatter.estionsbemadeiosdpurpose，andtheformsofindigsetforthwhiahavesaned.
Theprier-writingshouldbeuoodbyeverybodywhohasanykenlanguage，foralmosteverybodyatsometimeorotherhasoaddresssomefriendoraceatadistance，arativelyfeoheireffortstowardsanyotherkindofposition.
&heilliteratean，whenhehadouhfrieioheperipatetiasterashisamathishadonedraw-back，—secretshadtobepourediherthanthatforwhichtheywereintended，ahece>
Now，thateduisabroadihereisseldomanyoforaotheserviothertoposeandersoer.Veryfewnow-a-daysaresogrosslyilliterateasoreadaerhowcrudehiseffortmaybeitisbetterforaehisowrusttoanother.Evenifheshoulde;deerfren，iliftupmypehatihovebeensikforthepast3weeks，hoppingthiswillfihesame，"hisspellingandstrubeexviewofthefactthathisiionisgood，andthatheisdoioservehisownturnwithoutdependinguponothers.
&ure，substaoneofaerdependupontheothatcallsitforth，upoingitanduponthepersonforwhomitisiheritshouldbeeasyorformalinstyle，plainhtayrave，sealormatter-of-fadupohreeces.
&iandmostimportaesaretobenaturalahereshouldbenaftereffect，butsimplyaspopofthoughtsaheynaturallyoccurtothewriter.elledbyapersonwhoisstiffandlaboredinhisversationandihestiffaerboresthereader.Whereasifitislightandiioimmediatelyeention.
&eriththegreatestfacilityisthebestkierbeaturallyexpresseswhatisier，hehasnottosearchforhiswords，theyfloerfewiththeideashedesirestouniyouwritetoyourfriendJohellhimhowyouspentSundayyouhavenottolookaroundforthewords，orstudysetphraseswithavieressBrowne，youjusttellhimthesameasifhewerepresentbeforeyou，howyouspenttheday，whereyouhomyouassodthetsthatthetime.Thus，youwritenaturalanditissugthatisadaptedtoepistolarydence.
Therearedifferentkiers，eagforadifferentstyleofaddressandpositiohelessthenaturalkeyshouldbemaintainedinall，thatistosay，thewritershouldoimpressioherthawouldbesillyaswellasvainfortheolaborerofalimitededutotrytoputonliteraryairsaeacollegeprofessor?hemayhaveasgoodabrain，butitisnotaswelldevelopedbyedudhelacksthepolishwhichsofers.Whenwritireetlaborershouldbearinmindthatoerofastreet-laborerisexpe，owhomhisuniaybeaddressedahegrammarioerfieldladstoneislookedforinhislahewritershouldkeepiowhomheiswriting.IfitistoanArenitaryofChurchorstateitlyshouldbetermsdifferentfromthoseheusestoJohimatefriend.Justasheotsay"DearJohn"toanAroreheaddresshiminthefamiliarwordsheusestohisfriendofeverydayapaniohereislearowritetoanArorethantoanordinaryindividual.Allthelaboreroknowistheformofaddressandhowtoproperlyutilizehislimitedvocabularytothebestadvaheformforsuchaletter:
17Seue，NewYorkCity.
January1st，1910.
MostRev.P.A.Jordan，ArchbishopofNewYork.
MostRev.anddearSir:—
WhilesweepingthegatFifthAvehstreetonlastWednesdaym，IfoundtheeyDollarBill，whichIamsendingtoyouimayberestoredthtfulowner.
IbegyouwillaowledgeredshouldtheownerbefoundItrustyouwillImayerewardformyhoy.
Iam，MostRev.anddearSir，
Veryrespectfullyyours，
ThomasJones.
&hebrevityoftheletter.JonesmakesotheArchbishophowtofindtheowner，forhekheArchbishopt，ofhavingthefindingofthebilaheChurchpulpits.selffiherewouldbenootoapplytotheArchbishop.
Thisletter，itistrue，isdifferentfromthatwhichhewouldsendtoBrowhelessitissimplewithoutbeingfamiliar，isjustaplai，andisasmuchtothepointforitspurposeasifitweregarhrhetorid"wordsthandthunderingsound."
&ersmaybedividedintothoseoffriendship，aceship，thoseofbusiioeninanofficialcapacitybypublits，thosedesigeadthosewhichgiveatsofthedailyhappeniageoflife，inotherwords，ers.
&ersoffrieoyleandformdependuponthedegreeofrelationshipandiihewritersandthoseaddressed.Betweeimatefriendsthebeginningandehemostfamiliarformofversatioionateorplayful.Theyshould，however，heboundariesofdedpropriety，foritiswelltorememberthat，unlikeversation，whilyisheardbytheearsforwhichitisienwordsmayeuhanthoseforwhomtheyweredesigiswelleanythingwhiayhoutdetrimenttoyourcharacteroryourinstincts.Youbejoyful，playful，jocose，giveventts，butolowlanguageaolanguagesaviestdegreeofmoralimpropriety.
Busiersareoftheutmostimportanatoftheisihebusinesscharaanorofafirmisoftehedenanyoslettersinsteadofdevelopingtradeaerestsandgaiele，predisposepeopleunfavorablytowardsthosewh.Ambiguous，slip-shodlarimenttosuccess.
Busiersshouldbecise，tothepointand，aboveall，ho，givingnimpressioutahatotbefulfilled.Iers，justasinbusinessduestyisalwaysthebestpolicy.
Officiallettersaremostlyalwaysformal.Theyshouldpossessess，brevityanddignityoftooimpressthereceiverswiththeproperrespectforthenationallawsandinstitutions.
&ersdesigeachordidacticlettersareinaclassallbythemselves.Theyaresimplyliteratureintheformoflettersandareemployedbysomeofthebestwriterstogivetheirthoughtsandideasagreateremphasis.ThemostpleofthiskindofpositionisthebookoebyLordChesterfield，whichtooktheformofaseriesofletterstohisson.
&ersareatsofeniionsofiesaintotheneers.Someofthebestauthorsofourtimeareneermenwhowriteinaneasyflowingstylewhichismostreadable，fullofhumorandfandwhichealongwithbreathlessifrombeginningtoend.
Theprincipalpartsofaletterare1.theheadingorintrodu?2.thebodyorsubstaer?3.thesubsexpressionandsigheaddressordiretheehebodyofaletternoformsorrulesbelaiddownasitaltogetherdepeureoftheletteraioheersonaddressed.
&ainruleswhitheotherthreefeaturesandwhihassaned.Everyoneshouldbeatedwiththeserules.
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