When did you last write a letter? Properly write one-by hand? In a digital world, where sending a text or email is far more convenient than using snail mail (传统信件), is it still necessary to write with traditional pen and paper? Well, some people believe that writing still has many benefits.
These days, When people request things in writing, a typed, electronic document will be accepted. But making a handwritten document is unique: It requires planning and thought, and, as well as practicing your handwriting, it helps you to remember spelling and punctuation（标点）.
This is particularly relevant for students, where typing notes into a laptop is thought to lack the "tactile (触觉的) feedback" to the brain that contact between pen and paper does. BBC Worklife website quotes Hetty Roessing from the University of Calgary, who says that "taking notes by hand involves cognitive (认知的) engagement in summarizing, paraphrasing, organizing, concept and vocabulary mapping. " Others agree that handwriting may boost fine motor skills in your hands and fingers.
There are everyday benefits to using pen and paper too. Drawing notes, shopping lists, or messages on the back of an envelope can still be useful, quick and portable. Pen pal writer Katherine Moller told the BBC: "In a world where it is so easy to hop online to email or to send a fast text, it is so personal and so precious to know someone chose to turn off the virtual world to spend some time with you. "
So, while digital skills remain important, don't write off your pens and pencils yet. —
A. After all, we can't ignore the benefits handwriting bring to us.
B. So maybe it's not time to throw away your pens or pencils yet.
C. Especially if your smartphone, tablet or laptop runs out of power!
D. And writing a letter to a friend is a good way to practise handwriting.
E. Some experts believe your brain benefits from using old-fashioned pen and paper.
F. Doing this on a computer means it could be saved, edited, copied and sent via email.
G. But putting pen to paper in a letter to a friend or loved one can probably have the most impact.
