I wasn't particularly worried, although it is sort of hard to carry off a conversation if the last reply is monosyllabic. XD
Though, in practice, it would be easier to "carry off" a monosyllable. As opposed to a long word. <_<
I've basically just been on irc channels recently, and occasionally come on to talk to people who leave me messages here. It's probably going to be a continuing trend. XD