Name: Muh.

Nurhidayat

Nim: F120096

Class: B

A. Definition of personal letter

If we talk about the definition of a personal letter of the definition of a
personal letter, then we can simply say that a personal letter is a letter sent by
an individual person to another person or to a particular agency.
The point is that this letter was sent by an individual and is not a letter from
an agency, organization or company.
The purpose of sending the letter is a personal matters or personal problems
of the sender of the letter. Then what things can be sent via this type of
personal letter? Some of things that can be the contents of a personal letter
include:
1) Apologies
2) Thank you’s
3) Congratulations
4) Invitations
B. History of letter writing
Historically, letters have existed from, ancient India, ancient Egypt and
Sumer, through Rome, Greece and China, up to the present day. During the
17th and 18th centuries, letters were used to self-educate. The main purposes
of letters were to send information, news and greetings. For some, letters were
a way to practice critical reading, self-expressive writing, polemical writing
and also exchange ideas with like-minded others. For some people, letters
were seen as a written performance.
The main purposes of letters were to send information, news and greetings.
For some, letters were a way to practice critical reading, self-expressive
writing, polemical writing and also exchange ideas with like-minded others.
For some people, letters were seen as a written performance.
As communication technology has developed in recent history, posted letters
on paper have become less important as a routine form of communication. For
example, the development of the telegraph drastically shortened the time
taken to send a communication, by sending it between distant points as an
electrical signal. At the telegraph office closest to the destination, the signal
was converted back into writing on paper and delivered to the recipient. The
next step was the telex which avoided the need for local delivery. Then
followed the fax (facsimile) machine: a letter could be transferred from the
sender to the receiver through the telephone network as an image. These
technologies did not displace physical letters as the primary route for
communication; however today, the internet, by means of email, plays the
main role in written communications, together with text messages; however,
these email communications are not generally referred to as letters but rather
as e-mail (or email) messages, messages or simply emails or e-mails, with the
term "letter" generally being reserved for communications on paper.
C. Comparison with electronic mail
Despite email, letters are still popular, particularly in business and for official
communications. At the same time, many "letters" are sent in electronic form.
The following advantages of paper letters over e-mails and text messages are
put forward:

 No special device is needed to receive a letter, just a postal address, and the
letter can be read immediately on receipt.
 An e-mail may sit in a recipient's inbox for some time before being read, or
may not be read at all; a paper letter is more likely to receive prompt attention
once it arrives.
 An advertising mailing can reach every address in a particular area.
 A letter provides an immediate, and in principle permanent, physical record of
communication, without the need for printing. Letters, especially those with a
signature and/or on an organization's own notepaper, are more difficult to
falsify than is an email, and thus provide much better evidence of the contents
of the communication.
 A letter in the sender's own handwriting is more personal than an e-mail and
shows that the sender has taken trouble to write it.
 If required, small physical objects can be enclosed in the envelope with the
letter.
 Letters are unable to transmit malware or other harmful files that can be
transmitted by e-mail.
 E-mails are insecure and may be intercepted en-route. For this reason, letters
are often preferred for confidential correspondence.
 Letter writing leads to the mastery of the technique of good writing.
 Letter writing can provide an extension of the face-to-face therapeutic
encounter.

D. Kinds of letters

There are a number of different types of letter:

 Audio letter

 Business letter

 Cease and desist letter

 Chain letter

 Cover letter
  Crossed letter

 Dear John letter

 Epistle

 Form letter

 Hate mail

 Hybrid mail (semi-electronic delivery)

 Informal letter

 Letter of credence

E. Means of transport

 Address
 Avis de réception
 Envelope
 Letter box
 Letter collection
 Mail
 Manuscript
 Message in a bottle