why do people still do the (xxx) xxx-xxxx phone number format anyway

it's not like the area code has any special meaning anymore

@Felthry Maybe because the formatting makes it extra clear that it's a phone number?

I suspect that not aa lot of people know what area codes are or that they're now meaningless as well. :P

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@BatElite oh no i assure you a lot of people know what area codes are

@BatElite (wouldn't be surprised if people outside the us didn't though; it's a US-specific thing)

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