Simple question: help me translate this sentence from Swedish to English. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 15 answers

Please recommend me some great books about the home front during WWI or WWII. [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 23 answers

I'm looking for 3-dimensional letters that can stand freely and be photographed. I remember seeing some that were sold to aspiring film makers during the super-8 era for creating titles. Does anybody know anything about these, or where I can get something like them? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 10 answers

What are these things? And what do they say? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 21 answers

Darling-Letter-Filter: Where can I purchase attractive, design-inspired paper goods online? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 14 answers

I've launched a website less than a month ago, but all the domain names I think best fit what I am doing are taken, so I took a name I don't like. I would like your help renaming it. [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2008 - 8 answers

What do I do with an anonymous letter about one of my employees? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 40 answers

Suppose one friend was to send another a letter by mail. What makes for an especially great letter? What elements make a letter newsy enough to be interesting, without seeming to be a catalog of fabulous adventures? What elements make a letter feel emotionally true and personal, without seeming to be the writer's self-important inner monologue? What elements best invite a response? What elements encourage a feeling of connection in the reader?
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 19 answers

Why do I seem to be increasingly mixing up my words/letters in writing and speech? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 29 answers

If I wanted some pre-cut letter shapes made for me out of a material similar to a tire inner tube, what sort of request would I make? What would I call the material so that the manufacturer understood? What, if anyone has ordered similar, is a decent place to order from? Thanks!
posted on Jan 5, 2008 - 6 answers

Grad School Filter: How technical and specific should my statement of purpose for my Computer Science PhD application be? [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 10 answers

Where can I find information about the history and usage of letter-endings (e.g., "love," "yours," "sincerely")? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 7 answers

How do I go about finding a pen pal with whom I have a lot in common, one who will also be loyal in writing letters on a regular basis? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 13 answers

What sort of things should I write about to my soldier pen pal? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 18 answers

What happens to letters from demolished buildings? What happens to old lettering on commercial buildings in general? Of course, the real question is, can I get my hands on them? [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 12 answers

What's the etiquette for photos on holiday cards? [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2007 - 25 answers

I saw a preview for this movie, but I can't remember the name. [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me compose the perfect letter of introduction and get over my fear of contacting potential Ph.D. advisors. [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2007 - 12 answers

How can I get letters back onto my iBook keyboard? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 12 answers

What are some good, simple, affordable correspondence courses I can do from Australia? (The courses don't have to be based in Australia.) [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2007 - 5 answers

How can I, a college student, get more mail? [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2007 - 41 answers

BookFilter: I've recently gotten done with Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger (link here). I'm looking for more books like it. [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2007 - 19 answers

Who should write my letters of reference two years out of university? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2007 - 11 answers

Any recommendations for decent Letters-to-the-Editor pages? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 9 answers

What other styles are there for silly/affectionate note-writing? [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2007 - 25 answers

Creative Cover Letters: Fact or Fiction? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 10 answers

Why do letters in the same font/typeface vary slightly in a printed book? [more inside]
posted on Feb 14, 2007 - 11 answers

Desperately looking for images of people en masse, spelling something with their bodies. Or in stadiums, when they make a picture by having everyone hold up a colored card. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2007 - 18 answers

How do I go about writing a letter to the leader of another country in hopes of getting a signed letter or photograph back? There is [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2007 - 10 answers

Is it possible to send a postal letter (to a UK address) through the internet? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2006 - 7 answers

Popping the question with movable type (not Movable Type). [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 22 answers

Easy Spanish-language typing with a U.S. computer keyboard? [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm going to pursue a Masters/PhD in Cognitive Visual Neuroscience. I now know how to ask for letters of recommendation - thanks - but how do I write a killer letter of intent/application essay? Alternately, what are the major mistakes/pitfalls new students make when writing such a letter? Answers need not be Psych specific.
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 13 answers

I need to apply custom type to Davey Board (bookbinding board), is screen printing my only option? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2006 - 9 answers

How does the Economist get all the letters to the editor sound the same? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me construct an "un-phonetic alphabet". [more inside]
posted on Feb 10, 2006 - 94 answers

I recently sent out several job applications that required letters of recommendation from a professor. The professor's secretary sent me a box of letters that were sealed, mail-merged, and addressed to each recipient, with the intention that I drop the letter inside the application package. (This is standard operating procedure, as far as I know.) I ended up not sending a few applications for which I received letters because the recipients later indicated that no positions were available. The application period is now over and I was not offered a position. I will not reuse these letters in the future. May I ethically open the remaining sealed envelopes and read the letter?
posted on Jan 10, 2006 - 41 answers

How do folks handle archiving paper documents like personal correspondence (the snail mail kind), journals and the like? I have about 17 years worth of stuff and am trying to conceptualize of some sort of project to be able to look back on different years at a glance. BTW, it's not like I'm one of the Collyer brothers--all told, we're probably talking about 4 boxes of letters and such that I've saved over the years. I was thinking of organizing something chronological, using something like magazine files but I'm curious to hear how other folks organize and archive their stuff. Special bonus question--what about electronic documents, like emails and things you write? I know, I could store them online forever, but what's neat about old fashioned paper is that the reader and the information are self contained. Do you print things out, and again, if so, do you have any tricks for storing them?
posted on Dec 24, 2005 - 9 answers

What do you do with your collection of old letters from ex-significant others? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2005 - 35 answers

I am trying to find some free fonts that would be good for use in a masthead. [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2005 - 10 answers

Why would Sweden invade Switzerland? [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2005 - 33 answers

My googlefu has failed me. How much does it cost to send a letter to an FPO AP address? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2005 - 5 answers

A few years ago, I heard a reading on the radio of a writers account of her correspondence with a group of teens that would invade her house while she was away. I believe it was on NPR. [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2005 - 5 answers

This may seem like an odd question, but - I like to keep all of my old letters from various friends and acquaintances, but now I find myself with stacks of them. Can someone suggest a better way to keep them than putting them in shoeboxes? I can't seem to part with them, but they're just sitting there collecting dust.
posted on May 9, 2005 - 16 answers

What do you do with old notebooks, letters, pictures, home movies?
posted on Mar 6, 2005 - 24 answers

I have a laptop I love; however, the letters on the keyboard are wearing off. It's not a huge problem for me right now, but whenever anyone else uses it (my spouse, my daughter), it's really frustrating for them to figure out where those missing letters are -- and I could see that down the road it could be a pain for me as well. Is there a safe way I could, say, paint the letters back on? Do I have to buy a new keyboard? Individual letter keys?
posted on Jan 16, 2005 - 13 answers

Printing Letters for a Sign: I have been asked to print up letters on paper for a church sign. The letters need to be 3" tall and 1 1/2" wide with 1/2" between each letter. Can I do this in Word (and how?) or is there a program (free) that I can download to do this?
posted on Dec 17, 2004 - 4 answers

Do you consider email—or at least some emails—to be letters?
posted on Aug 14, 2004 - 37 answers

I want to complain to a company about rotten customer support. How do I do it and is it worth doing? [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2004 - 12 answers

I want some new friends (to add to my old ones), but I'm too busy to actually spend time with people, and I'm also shy and introverted. So I'm looking for email buddies. Fine, but how do I "meet" them? Are there any good sites where people can post personal ads for platonic relationships via email? I'm looking for someplace where I could post a really long, descriptive email about myself. I guess I'm looking for what was once called a "pen pal." (I'm not looking for forums or chat rooms. That's too interactive. I want something more slow-paced and long-winded. I.e letters.)
posted on Jun 24, 2004 - 8 answers