Improvements in communication
... Letter writing has declined greatly as a form of communication in recent years. ... Since the invention of the telephone and the Internet, people have turned to more practical ways of communication. ... People have started to use other forms of communication. The telephone is one form of communication that almost everyone uses to speak with friends, family members, and business associates. ... Another form of communication has almost overcome even the telephone, as the most used way to communicate, is the Internet. ... The Internet has a great advantage over the letter in that it offers letter writing as well as the near real time communication of instant messaging. ... ” (BBC) As more people use the Internet, the less you will see people use the letter as a form of communication.