A telegram is a short text message that is sent quickly using encryption. It is used to convey important information in a few words and faster than a letter.
There are no clear rules for writing a telegram but there are standards that we must follow to write a telegram clearly and correctly.
Main characteristics of the telegram:
– Write the message of the telegram with capital letters
– Omit superfluous articles, prepositions, conjunctions and verbs that raise the cost of sending the telegram.
– Be careful not to eliminate words that could have a significant impact on the message.
– Write the figures as numeral adjectives; that is to say, write them with letters.
– Remember that the telegram has a maximum of 25 words.
Telegram examples
I AM IN MEXICO. I ARRIVED YESTERDAY. NO COUNTER TIMES. RETURN DECEMBER TWENTY-THREE. I WILL MISS YOU.
JOHN
OUR DAUGHTER WILL STUDY FRENCH. WE NEED MONEY FOR TUITION. THREE THOUSAND PESOS PER MONTH. PLUS TWO THOUSAND PESOS THIS MONTH FOR BOOKS. WE MISS YOU. COME BACK SOON.
JANE
I’M IN THE SIERRA. RESIDENCE BEGINS APRIL TWENTY-FIVE. I AM THE ONLY DOCTOR. I EXPECT A LOT OF WORK. IT IS VERY COLD. RETURN AT CHRISTMAS.
JOHN I
LOST MY TICKET. DEPOSIT MONEY TO RETURN. I DON’T WANT TO STAY HERE. I’M DESPERATE. TELL MOM I MISS HER. HUGS
JANE
RETURN TOMORROW AT THREE. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. WE GOT A CONTRACT FOR TWO YEARS. PREPARE THE CELEBRATION. GOODBYE.
JOHN
WE FIND A HOUSE. FIVE ROOMS. BIG GARDEN. LARGE GARAGE. WE ARE CLOSING THE DEAL. WE RETURN ON SUNDAY. KISSES.
JANE
ALREADY VISITED UNIVERSITIES. ONLY ONE CONVINCED ME. IT HAS A FINANCING SYSTEM. I’M GOING TO LOOK FOR A HOUSE NEARBY. I COME BACK ON TUESDAY. GOODBYE.
JOHN
WE ARRIVED YESTERDAY. PROJECT WILL LAST THREE MORE DAYS. INSUFFICIENT VIATS FOR EVERYONE. RETURNING WE DO ACCOUNTS. GREETINGS.
JOHN
PLAYA BEAUTIFUL. LOTS OF PARTYING. MANY DRINKS. UNHEALTHY FUN. IS THE PARADISE. WE STAY ANOTHER MONTH. WE MISS THEM. VERY LITTLE.