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Post by distractedmom on Mar 21, 2019 5:19:49 GMT
I feel like I want to be more deliberate with what I put at the top of the letter now. But I know I’ll get distracted by something shiny.
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Post by PhotoJim on Mar 21, 2019 14:41:56 GMT
I feel like I want to be more deliberate with what I put at the top of the letter now. But I know I’ll get distracted by something shiny. Squirrel!
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Post by emeraldscribbles on Mar 21, 2019 15:51:06 GMT
I sometimes put my weather information at the top with the date....it is more changeable than my location!!!! I got a laugh out of this--definitely true for me, too!
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Post by filpot on Mar 22, 2019 8:19:58 GMT
I feel like I want to be more deliberate with what I put at the top of the letter now. But I know I’ll get distracted by something shiny. Squirrel! Squirrel wearing a tiara!!!!
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Post by schnacks on Mar 22, 2019 19:28:13 GMT
I always put the date and the city. Always. I wonder if this is a British Empire thing? I know I picked it up during my time in London.
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Post by tramplingrose on Mar 23, 2019 2:29:22 GMT
I never put the location (most of my letters are written in the breakroom at work), but I mention it in the body of my letter if I'm somewhere other than work or home.
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Post by rosesnbrambles on Mar 25, 2019 1:39:32 GMT
I always put the date and the city. Always. I wonder if this is a British Empire thing? I know I picked it up during my time in London. Interesting point to consider. One of the pen pals who does this is in Brazil; the other is in Japan but spent a lot of time in Brazil as a child.
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Post by christyotwisty on Jul 4, 2019 1:10:58 GMT
I used to write my address in the top right hand corner of the first page of a letter, but rarely do this now. I always write the date, and only sometimes the town/city or cafe location. I like the idea of putting a weather graphic in. I almost always write my address in the top right hand corner of the first page of a letter. I assume that there must be at least one other person like me who distractedly separates a letter from its envelope.
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Post by hoyabella on Jul 4, 2019 12:09:51 GMT
I don't write the location but my former Italian penfriend did. I am sure I wrote many letters without indicating the date but that depends also on the fact that it usually takes more than one sitting. When I began school I was taught to write location and date at the beginning of a written homework but later, unless it was explicitly required, I stopped writing the location.
I am at my grandparents' and only have two letters here to check: my German penfriend writes the location and an English one doesn't.
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Post by alcyone on Jul 7, 2019 3:26:42 GMT
I always put the date but rarely my location. But I am always happy when someone uses the formal layout and has their whole legible address on the first page, as sometimes the return address is abbreviated or smudged or ambiguous on the envelope.
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Post by christyotwisty on Jul 8, 2019 0:16:29 GMT
When I am writing a geocacher I will sometimes include my latitude and longitude in the upper right-hand corner.
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Post by DJW1066 on Jul 8, 2019 12:35:38 GMT
Having read this thread, I've decided to start adding my location at the top of my letters.
But rather than the city, I think it will be more interesting to record my REAL location: e.g. front porch, back porch, living room, parlour. Plus, add a note on whatever goodie or drink I happen to be enjoying at the time (in case it's not obvious from the stains on the pages).
Perhaps this will put the reader in a better mood to struggle through deciphering my handwriting.
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Post by Mia on Jul 25, 2019 11:25:49 GMT
Well, I have received at least one letter from a penpal written at her sunny table in the late afternoon.
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