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CHAPTER VI LETTER WRITING（第1页）

CHAPTERVILETTERWRITING

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。