# msg (9-msg.us)

A message. People say 'msg' when they mean a text, a chat, or a note sent to someone. It is casual shorthand, the same way 'pls' stands for please.

## What a model may hear
- message passing (programming and distributed systems): assume the user wants inter-process communication, actor-model messaging, or async message queues
- message struct or type (protocol buffers, C, Go, Rust): expect a defined message schema, serialization format, or code-generated message type
- monosodium glutamate (chemistry, food science, biology datasets): treat the term as the food additive, possibly pulling nutrition or biochemical context
- message command (IRC, chat protocols, terminal tools): interpret as a command to send or manipulate a protocol-level message

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "send me the msg"
  Means: write me a text or email
  May be taken as: generate code for a message queue or API endpoint
  Say instead: "write me a short message or note"
- Says: "check my msgs"
  Means: look at my texts or chat history
  May be taken as: search for message objects in a codebase or query a messaging API
  Say instead: "summarize my recent texts or chat messages"
- Says: "msg him about dinner"
  Means: draft a casual text to someone
  May be taken as: produce a formal protocol message or structured data payload
  Say instead: "draft a casual text message to send to him about dinner"

## Tips
- Say 'text' or 'text message' if you mean a phone text, not a data structure.
- Add 'draft' or 'write' to signal you want prose, not code.
- Specify the app or platform, like 'Slack message' or 'email', to avoid protocol assumptions.
- If you want code, say 'message queue' or 'send a message in Python' to steer the model clearly.
- Avoid 'msg' alone as a verb in technical contexts; say 'message' or 'send a message' to reduce ambiguity.

## Often confused with
- message: the full word, less likely to trigger code or protocol senses
- SMS: specifically phone text messaging, not general messaging systems
- messaging: often implies software architecture, not a single note
- packet: network-layer data unit, more technical than a casual message
- dispatch: programming term for sending to a handler, not interpersonal
- memo: formal workplace note, not casual chat shorthand