Text messages: questions and Band 8 answers

All the time, really. It is just the easiest way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues throughout the day without interrupting them. Just this morning, I texted my flatmate to ask if we needed any milk on my way home from work.

To be honest, it depends on the situation, but I usually lean towards texting. It gives me a bit of time to think about my reply. That said, if there is an urgent issue, like last week when my train was cancelled, I will always ring directly instead.

Yes, quite a few times, actually. Auto-correct often changes words into complete nonsense. My brother once sent me a message saying he had adopted a bear, but it turned out he had simply mistyped the word 'beer', which gave us both a good laugh.

Definitely. I would say breaking serious bad news over text is quite insensitive. If you have to tell someone that a relative is ill, or if you are resigning from a job, you really ought to do it face-to-face or at least over a phone call.

I reckon it will stay about the same, though I might switch more towards voice notes. A lot of my friends have started sending short audio clips rather than typing out long paragraphs, and I can see myself getting into that habit too.