and personal. They can evoke the real atmosphere of our holiday in a way that nothing else can do. They’re also for more than a moment – with some people adding them to collections built up over years and years.” Postcard-collecting, or deltiology, is third only to coins and stamps in Britain’s allied tradition of collecting things. The country’s uniquely postcard-related achievements include the invention in 1902 of the “divided back”. With the address taking up half of the writing area, brief postcard scribes became the precursor to today’s cryptic text messages. 31. Based on the survey, the conclusion is that __________. РA. holiday postcards were not popular among those interviewed B. half of the British are thinking of quitting postcards C. holiday postcards may have a gloomy future
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