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Email and Digital Pen Pals If your grandchildren prefer digital communication, consider becoming email pen pals.
—Garrison Leykam, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
In the same 1991 newspaper detailing Walz’s pen pal program, Walz explained his philosophy on distinguishing between other nations’ policies and people, and the importance of interacting on a person-to-person level—an approach that U.S.-China diplomacy experts largely support.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
Starting a pen pal program with your grandchildren can be a wonderful way to stay connected.
—Garrison Leykam, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Ken and Blanchard first met as pen pals while Blanchard was still in prison for her role in the 2015 murder of her mom, Dee Dee.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20pal. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
pen pal
noun
: a friend made and kept through letter-writing
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