English Rant

I love a good rant.

I received the following letter in the mail at school yesterday.





I blackened his name and high school in an effort to preserve his identity (although I'm not sure why). What bothers me is that this guy made it to COLLEGE. He graduated from one of the "traditional" schools here in Louisville (one tiny step away from a private school) and THIS is the best letter he can send out? I will forgive the fact that his watermark is really bad, but is it too much to ask to have someone proofread your work? I'm not even sure the guy read through it himself before sending. No, nothing is misspelled. Nothing is inappropriate. But it's terrible! Does he possibly, maybe, sort-of, think that this letter is the best he can write? This is not a casual e-mail, or even a friendly note. He's asking for my business. And he's not getting it. My first impression is a bad one. Children, pay attention to your English teachers! Use a thesaurus! Proofread for goodness sake!

Rant over.