Comment on Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message?
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 week agoYes because when are conversing in person you are conversing synchronously.
Only one person talks at a time and for the most part only one major subject idea question or problem is considered at a time. You talk about one thing and then you move along and talk about another thing.
This is not necessarily the case with written language. Where you have the benefit of talking about many things, changing subjects, and listing information out.
ano_ba_to@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
I’ve had my fair share of issues with not getting a complete response from e-mails. And so I changed the way I look at it. It’s not like it will take weeks to get all the information you need just because you didn’t get everything in one go.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Speak for yourself. We’ve had YEARS of delay because someone answered “no” to a 2 part question when they completely ignored the first part.
ano_ba_to@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
Even you ignored the first part of what I said, but I don’t blame you. That’s how conversations go.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You weren’t speaking to me, just making a general statement. Under those circumstances it’s perfectly reasonable to address only part of someone else’s statement.