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Typing shouldn't be an issue

Let me frame this first. You know the ellipsis that indicates that the other party is typing a message to you?

I
HATE
THAT

I get why people think it's useful, but what I wouldn't give to give whomever thought it would be a good thing a swift kick in the sack. It's particularly frustrating when you work in IT and type 100+ wpm and you get someone who also works in IT but they take so damn long to respond that it feels like they're using the hunt and peck method, with their tongue sticking out of their mouth at the side like they're trying to balance on a slack line. You know what I'm talking about.

I, personally, will break a long message up into shorter parts and send them in quick succession rather than make you wait 5 minutes to type out a paragraph (also known as a book in these instances), because I'm trying to be considerate.

Oh, and while we're on the subject of typing, know what I actually LIKE?

Voice dictation.

There is nothing more pleasing than getting pissed off at someone that you know you can't actually yell at and SCREAMING at Google to transcribe your message into all lowercase text. You get to yell at the person while your phone just takes the message and sends it. I wonder if there will be a future update that will allow Google to understand your pitch/volume and recognize you're screaming and put it in all caps. I'd probably turn that one off...

I mean, I work in IT...

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