People under 30 don't use it.
And many over 30 don't read it. Oh, I mean they'll read part of an email, but not all of it.
I'll send an email to someone with a couple of questions. Inevitably, I'll get back the answer to only one of the questions. So now I'll write in the subject line, Two questions. And sometimes even still...
Earlier this week I was trying to coordinate a meeting with someone.
On Monday I write:
I am available to meet in-person on Wednesday or Friday. But if it’s via phone, I am pretty flexible; just let me know what works for you.
I get back:
Great. See you in my office tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 10.
And then there are those who write and the words don't correspond in any meaningful way to the intent.
I write to Jill, who is seeing the musical Hamilton:
How was Hilton?
She responds:
Hilton stunk but Hamilton was phenomenal.
Some emails are just so much funnier read than told.
I send out an email to 19 people asking who wants to see a screening. Amy and Janie (not real names, not that it would matter, but just in case) answer immediately. Amy's email arrives first, so she gets to go. Janie is disappointed and writes:
Man I did it the second I got it :(((((
I write:
Am not joking...amy's came at 2:04 and then yours came... only seconds separated you two.
Amy responds:
Fuck Janie (only 72% kidding)
And then today, I get this from a friend in California, with the subject line: Big Fight at Weight Watchers:
One woman insisted that 32 Tablespoons of Teddie Peanut Butter is five points. Think about that. It's in the weight watchers handbook. Obviously a typo.
Another woman asked the group what she should do w the egg yolks if we are supposed to just eat egg whites.
I can't deal w this group.
I'm sure there are circumstances where it'd just be easier to pick up the phone. But then a simple one-word answer could evolve into a 10-minute conversation. And really, who has time for that?
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