letter exchange
Trading written messages
A letter exchange is the trading of written correspondence, typically between two parties who agree to communicate by mail.
The term often describes organized programs pairing pen pals, or historical collections of correspondence between notable figures: The letter exchange between John and Abigail Adams spans decades.
It can also mean a single swap of letters.
- postal serviceNational mail delivery system
- post officePublic mail facility
- mail carrierDelivers letters professionally
- air mailPost transported by aircraft
- pen palsFriends who exchange letters
stationery · formal salutations · courier · sealing wax · wartime correspondence · envelopes · nostalgia · paper trail · medieval scribes · typewriters · pigeon post · stamps · closing phrases · fax · intimacy · anticipation · trust · telegraph
letter exchangemass mailing
Large-scale postal distribution
form letter · chain letter · dead letter · circular · open letter
letter exchangephone call
Remote voice conversation
video chat · instant messaging · live chat · oral communication · spoken dialogue
letter exchangephysical presence
Being somewhere in body
rendezvous · tête-à-tête · audience · visitation · silence
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