Category: Grammar

Rejected and Worst Email of 2000

by Lindsey Loucks, posted in Grammar, Rejection, Spelling

Rejection is a sharp blade through the heart, digging and stinging. It hurts. I droop. I drag. I look like this:

After a deep breath, I yank the blade out and fling it away. I pick up my bottom lip. After all, it’s not the first time I’ve been rejected, and it won’t be the last. My latest short story “Together Forever” was rejected by an online magazine, so I sent it elsewhere. As writers, as humans, does anyone ever get used to rejection?

And now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The number one worst email of 2000 is (dundundundudndundundundudndudndudnd *that’s a drum roll*):

Situation: A systems analyst created more problems when he wrote this e-mail to explain a problem.
E-mail:Will the unti cost in momsat that has change now since you have fix it—will it update THE AIM ICS STD COST TO-NIGHT Because I will need to send mass ICS act again because some Std(wrong) went to Vista—

Sandy also says that last yr he did not key ing sytle no that they were their with the cost and he just changed the cost What on lstovr

(taken from Worst e-mail contest winners. (2000, January 25). TechRepublic.)

Here’s my analysis: someone known as ‘The Aim’ has an STD that will cost them something serious to-night!!! Better get that checked out, ‘The Aim’.

Number 2

by Lindsey Loucks, posted in Funny, Grammar, Spelling

It’s the last two weeks of school. So, all I’m capable of doing is copying and pasting something from an old college assignment onto my blog. Sorry. I’ll be less brain dead never.

Here’s number 2 in the Worst E-mail of 2000 Contest: (taken from Worst e-mail contest winners. (2000, January 25). TechRepublic).

Situation:A salesman didn’t impress a potential customer when he pitched his product with this e-mail.
E-mail:Dear Mr.Jones,

Looking for a siample and easy installation device you don’t have to apply another telephone line but all staff in your office could connect Internet, buy another printer server, or buy another fax sever? Looking for the CD-R’s? Look no further. Right here. We are pleased to inform you that we can provide you these products exactly what you need.

It’s a bunch of started, but not finished, thoughts. *sigh* I can so relate… Ten more days.

Number 4 in the Worst Email Contest…

by Lindsey Loucks, posted in Funny, Grammar, Spelling

…in the year 2000. Old, but still funny. Taken from: Worst e-mail contest winners. (2000, January 25). TechRepublic.

Here it is:

Situation:
A student sent this e-mail to his computer instructor. Should the teacher deduct points from his next exam?

E-mail:
i am ussualy home before classes in the morning-before 9 on wed. and thursday.. and b4 1200on monday..of b4 2on tuesday.and friday

my major is microsoft networking i expect to learn how to better maintain a PC within a home and network inviorment..

Umm, huh? Maybe while this person is learning how to better maintain a PC, he/she can also learn some keyboarding and spelling skills.

Would you look at that? Suddenly the font size is growing, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t accidentally push something. Pretty sure… Okay, now I’m laughing at myself rather than the Number 4 in the Worst Email Contest.