Right speech? I can't even text the right person. Trying to arrange going to the movies with a friend, I accidentally texted the wrong person with the same first name, received what seemed like a bizarre reply, then double-checked and realized my mistake. I then used the old fashioned telephone, left a message and she just called me back. Then I texted the wrong person with the same first name and apologized and explained what happened. Is this efficient? I think not.
My friend here said she often emails or texts the wrong friend with the same name herself. She may be lying to make me feel better, but I'll take it.
In our hurry to be in a hurry we can end up convoluted and bogged down by mistakes. In the old days of the rotary dial phones, that probably didn't happen. Even emails are safer that way, because you have to type in the address and it's usually some version of the person's name. But now my IPhone pops up with the email or phone number after one or two characters, and my eyes don't register, they just plunge into my message without checking who I'm sending to. It's like the guy in the car who is tailgating, and he swerves around you and swoops in ahead to be caught at the red light. Has he saved time? Not really. Am I full of nasty glee that he's been thwarthed? You betcha.
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