If someone texts me and it looks like they are looking for 1. an immediate response 2. that&#x27;s not either &quot;yes&quot; or &quot;no, then I simply call them. Call me old, but I&#x27;m not going to sit there trying to type out War and Peace on a keys measured in millimeters.<p>I&#x27;m not worried about intruding with a &quot;rude&quot; call. If they&#x27;re texting in a situation where they&#x27;re expected to be paying attention to something else, then they&#x27;re already the ones being rude.