Jun 4, 2012

Things I have with me when writing letters / お手紙アイテム

When writing letters, what do you usually have with you besides, of course, pen and paper?  Today I would like to introduce my letter-writing items.  First of all, let me introduce my best friend, “Ms. Electronic Dictionary”. :)
I’m a horrible speller, so I have to check my spelling with her especially if the word contains more than 8 alphabets. :p  By the way, do you have any specific word that you always have trouble spelling?  For some reason, I can't spell "congratulation" and often misspell it as "congraturation".  I don't like spelling "definitely" either.  I often misspell it as "definetely". :$  I also use her to look up words, of course.  She is so smart! :D
 
And a cup of tea.  I love all different kinds of flavors, but my favorite is green tea.  I just started to document all the foreign tea I tried in a notebook to remember the flavor and also to collect the package.  This is the page that I documented tea received from my Lithuanian pal.
I write down the ingredients, color of the tea, country, the taste and how I liked it. :)  I hope I can try lots of different flavors from all over the world and make this notebook thicker with all the tea packages! :)

Do you drink anything when writing your letter?

今日はお手紙を書く際にレターセット以外の必須アイテムをご紹介します。まずは電子辞書。スペルがうろ覚えの単語のチェックをします。私の場合、なぜか「congratulation」を「congraturation」と、「definitely」を「definetely」と、書き間違えることが多く、いつもどうだったかな?と確認しています。

続いては紅茶。ペンパル達からもらった紅茶を飲みながら手紙を書きます。ペンパルの住む国の紅茶を飲みながら手紙を書くのが至福の時です。最近、可愛い紅茶のパッケージを捨てるのがもったいなくて、ノートに記録するようにしました。記録内容は紅茶の中身、色、国、味、そして感想を簡単に。色々な国の紅茶を試して、このノートがどんどん厚くなりますように(^^)

↓いつもありがとうございます。押していただけると励みになります☆
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14 comments:

  1. Love your post :)
    I also have problems when it comes to spelling. I have problems to spell the words such as 'mischievous' and 'souvenir' I tend to put an 'i' after the alphabet 'v' for the first word and an 'e' after 'i' in the second word XD
    Well mostly, I just drink plain water while writing... but once in a while I craze for chocolates :) Weird ... XD

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    1. "Souvenir" is another word that I'm not so good at spelling. I often mispell "souvenier"! :D I do eat chocolates often, too! They help me keep my brain working in English mood! :)

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  2. Awwww I want an electronic dictionary like yours! *o* I have to use the translator aplication on my cellphone =P but the most important thing I need is MUSIC!! *ω*

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    1. My cellphone does have a translation application, but it doesn't have as much words as my electronic dictionary. :p Music is also good! :)

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  3. that dictionary looks so neat! I generally use an online dictionary since my PC is on all day hehe.
    Your english is VERY good, I could never write japanese as good as you write english!
    <3 have a great week!

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    1. Thanks! Writing letters help me a lot to learn English. :)

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  4. I don't know how many words I misspell, but actually I think my pen pals have to live with that - as I write most of my letters when I'm not at home I don't have my dictionary with me (I use a book, if I'm using any...) so I can't check back. I have made bad experiences with wanting to check back later - I sometimes just forgot and then there was a word missing in the letter -.- Annoying.

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    1. Hahaha. English spelling is a bit tricky! There're some words spelled very similar but completely different meaning, and one time I wrote "Japanese rice is very stinky" where I wanted to write "sticky" instead of "stincky". lol Wrong!! lol Since then, I'm more careful about my spelling! :D

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  5. Ah yes spelling, I usually get the words right, or turn letters around. When I'm not near a computer (I look words up or use the spell checker in screens like this when I use Firefox) my penpals have to put up with little mistakes ;)
    Think they English speaking penpals understand when English isn't your first language and the others probably have the same difficulties ;)

    And coffe or tea usually with chocolate when writing letters

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    1. I forgot about chocolates! I do have chocolates with me very often (sugar helps me to keep my brain work in English mood). :)

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  6. I use my cellphone or ipod to look up misspelled words, I also like to keep my little "found objects" box with me so that I can stick little trinkets in with my letters. I keep my address book in front of me too. I typically don't eat or drink anything - too afraid I'll spill something lol. Definitely is one of my most common misspelled words too. I normally spell it defiantly lol

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    1. I can still get what "difiantly" is even it' misspelled. :D In English, there're some words that I just wish if the alphabet could be just removed like "knife". What is this "k" doing here?! lol

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  7. Oh, Lithuanian tea! I love to drink tea, especially when I read or reply to letters, it has became my ritual.

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    1. Those Lithuanian teas were SO good!!! I esp. loved the one at the bottom as I love the peppermint flavor! You guys have great teas there! :D

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