Hi, I'm Georgiana, your English teacher. Thanks for joining me for a new episode of the Speak English Now podcast.

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speakenglishpodcast.com, and subscribe to my free mini-course. Okay, let's start. How did we share documents and letters before the email existed?

Although many people sent a telegram or letter, there was another device that we used,

particularly in the professional fields.

Yes, I'm talking about the fax machine. While some companies still use

fax machines, no one has a fax machine at home. I guess we prefer to use the email because it's faster,

takes up no space, and it's free.

Nowadays, you can still send a fax without a fax machine.

You only need to use your computer or a smartphone because there are websites that offer the service.

And by the way, you'll be surprised to know that people still send telegrams.

No, I'm not referring to the telegram messenger app.

You can send a telegram the old-fashioned way or even online.

How about landline phones?

Do you still have one of those at home? I can't remember when was the last time I had one of those. It was definitely a long time ago. The landlines had no

definition color display, no camera, and no internet connection. They had a long cord so people

could move it around the house, but that was inconvenient. I remember my landline phone was wireless

and with a small black and white screen. I was happy to move around the house without a cord, but it was a bulky

phone, and the battery didn't last long. I just know I'm grateful to have a smartphone now.

And have you ever used a phone book? I remember using one a few decades ago. People used the white pages to find personal phone numbers,

and the yellow pages were phone numbers for businesses and services. Before the internet,

if you wanted to call someone on their landline, you could look for their phone number in a phone

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