I wonder if there is a term in use called “Messenger Lag” or similar, meaning; the effect of having two or more differing conversations with the same person when typing over instant messaging services.
I’ve just been talking to my Mum on Messenger, she’s staying with my sister in Australia at the moment. Whenever we talk on messenger we have at least two simultaneous conversations. While I type the reply to one question she’ll start asking the next, or reply to a question from a couple of lines before. Sometimes that gets a little confusing… like this;
sharon says:Hi Steve,
Just about to go to bed – just checking you are okay?mum x
_Steve Root says:_i’m ok
_Steve Root says:_busy busy week
sharon says:thats good. lots of orders? or just work
_Steve Root says:_KBB in birmingham yesterday, kinetico tomorrow
_Steve Root says:_just busy with work, though dave did some orders yesterday
sharon says:sounds good
_Steve Root says:_i’ve had one survey this morning, one new measure this afternoon, margaret is jus tfinalising a bedroom for survey next week
sharon says:was kbb worth going to?
_Steve Root says:_may have found a good custom size door supplier, but I need to do more on bedrooms first
sharon says:any sliding wardrobes?
_Steve Root says:_long way to go though
_Steve Root says:_not worth having, current sliding doors are better
sharon says:where
_Steve Root says:_where what?
sharon says:you said a long way to go though
sharon says:so i said where
_Steve Root says:_Birmingham is a long way
sharon says:oh
sharon says:i thought you meant the supplier