iPhone 5 iMessages

[iMore Question]

iPhone 5 users: when the 3 dots in a bubble appear after sending an iMessage, can the recipient be replying to somebody else's message?
Thanks!

 

[Fausty82]

iPhone 5 users: when the 3 dots in a bubble appear after sending an iMessage, can the recipient be replying to somebody else's message?
Thanks!

They have clicked in the message entry field. They may or may not actually be typing anything to anyone.