Finally realised why I don't like voice notes.
People do them because they find typing tedious -- it takes too long. But because speaking is easier, they say FAR more than they need to, meaning recipient has to listen for ages, mostly to waffle.
It's shifting the extra effort onto the receiver.
Sigh…. Considering the fact that I am a linguistics professor and researcher specializing in Black languaging practices, and I teach a course on African American language, let me repeat: AAL and English are different languages. “South African people be speaking” is NOT English.
Yoh @TAKEALOT has ABSOLUTELY RUINED MY DAY!
Xbox series x’s are sold out everywhere in stores around me. I bought one yesterday for next day delivery WHICH I HAD TO PAY delivery FOR, and I got curtains. 😭😭😭 . FIX THIS NOW @TAKEALOT 💔💔💔
I really dislike the word “opaque”.
It sounds like the opposite of what it means and it’s irritated me for as long as I have known its meaning.
And no, I don’t know how to explain it… yet.