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Philip writes:When I am driving and I receive a text, instead of replying myself, my wife will text for me. But if I say: ‘‘Should we meet you at your house?’’ she will send ‘‘should wee meet u at ur house.’’ I find texting impersonal, but if I am forced to text, I at least want to use appropriate English. Please order her to type my words properly when texting under my name.

Your wife = thumbs down emoji. Unless she IDs herself as your wife — in which case, fine. But also, maybe, ambulance emoji? B/c betcha friends figured out how to meet at house emoji b4 cellphone emoji existed w/o risk of skull emoji while driving. Even with your wife txting, most questions can wait. This is the emoji of a gavel. That is all.