> If your email address is [First initial]+[Last name]@gmail.com you gradually get to know lots of older people who have the same name pattern. [...] it looks like there must be at least 750,000 people in the US alone who think 'Sure, that's probably my email address' on a regular basis.
I've had a college professor give my email to all her students. I've had numerous job acceptance letters go to me. And so on so on.
Some of these I know well, and even reply "No, your professor's email is actually X. But actually you may want to correct number 3 before your send it to her..."
> If your email address is [First initial]+[Last name]@gmail.com you gradually get to know lots of older people who have the same name pattern. [...] it looks like there must be at least 750,000 people in the US alone who think 'Sure, that's probably my email address' on a regular basis.
I've had a college professor give my email to all her students. I've had numerous job acceptance letters go to me. And so on so on.
Some of these I know well, and even reply "No, your professor's email is actually X. But actually you may want to correct number 3 before your send it to her..."