To think this text from the opticians is very unprofessional?

[MothershipG]

This is exactly as it was received...

"goodmorning dear customer i am regret to inform you your optician oppt been cancelled today please call to rebook sorry for inconveniece caused thank you"

No caps, no punctuation at all. Dodgy spelling and grammar.

Obviously it satisfactorily conveys its intended message so AIBU to think that this sort of lazy texting is not appropriate for a business communication? Or am I just an old fogey, unnecessarily hung up on outdated use of English?

I have a PhD.

I think you're being silly to say you're not "allowed" to have one on here.

If everyone who says they have a PhD on MumsNet really has one, it is almost certainly the discussion forum with the most over highly educated user base on the internet, including chat forums specifically for academics.... Pretty much every other poster has multiple post graduate qualifications apparently...

I'd be tempted to email them, with a copy of the text, and ask if it is genuine (or probably better, go in, and take a printed copy). It looks as if someone took their 7 yo to work with them in the holidays, and they've been messing about with the technology there!

I don't have a PhD but I did pass a Telephone Skills for Juniors course in 1994.