An email meant for your husband goes to your boss. A message meant for your bridesmaids goes to your mother-in-law. Or the nuclear option: an awkward workplace reply all.

Just reading about it brings a familiar feeling of dread, the one that sets in about a millisecond after an email is sent too soon.

If you are a Gmail user, you will be relieved to know that Google will now assist you in snatching a premature message back from the ether.