What is it about the text messages and emails sent by older people that make me feel like I’m having a stroke?

Maybe they’re used to various shortcuts in their writing that they picked up before autocorrect became common, but these habits are too idiosyncratic for autocorrect to handle properly. However, that doesn’t explain the emails I’ve had to decipher that were typed on desktop keyboards. Has anyone else younger than 45 or so felt similarly frustrated with geriatrics’ messages?

@asklemmy

  • otp@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    I think your Grandpa is expecting you to infer something from the …

    “What’s the matter?”

    Nothing, just letting you know…

    “Do you want me to come over?”

    No, Bill is coming already…

    “Oh, great! And?”

    Just letting you know…

    “Oh, ok. Have fun, then. Tell Bill I said hi!”

    Will do…if I remember…