Guest wrote:SERIOUSLY U ALL NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!
THIS IS MY DAD U GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT.... GET A LIFE.
He has more practical experience than any of you guys ever will. He is one of the most intelligent and understanding people i have ever met.
Yes, he is crazy, but he is so good at what he does, how could any of you say these things about him. You may want to watch what you say because you never
know who will read your blogs.
SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!
Where to begin?
Well, I am not sure Seriously was a good first word to use here. One would have to assume the author was being serious given the number of exclamation points used, even if they were not used when they should have been, so the use of this word was redundant. And on this topic of exclamation point usage, I would point out this sentence. Get a life. That sentence, based on the tone of the post, of all the sentences, should have ended with an exclamation point.
Consistency would be my next issue. "U GUYS" is used early on, and then "you guys" in the subsequent paragraph. Normally the letter U is substituted for the longer version You, when an author is trying to write quickly or is simply lazy. To find both usages in the same post indicates the author is mixed up and does not understand the value and common reasons for when either version is used.
And are we to assume that whereas the first paragraph used all capital letters and some exclamation points suggesting the author was upset and yelling, does the lack of same in the second paragraph indicate the anger has subsided and is not meant to convey the author is still upset, despite similar language? And because the third paragraph returns to the use of capital letters and exclamation points, does this reinforce the perception that the entire second paragraph is not said in anger?
And describing the father as crazy, the definitions of which include insane, mentally deranged, senseless, impractical and totally unsound, would not work well with the other descriptive words for the father as being intelligent, and likely not with the word understanding either and certainly not with the word practical.
Peculiarities is next on the list here. The sentence, "He is one of the most intelligent and understanding people i have ever met." is not just inconsistent like above, but strange in the context that someone claiming to be a son to the subject of the post would say they have met their father. To say "...the most understanding person I have ever known." would have made more sense. Then there is the line, "You may want to watch what you say, because you never know who will read..." Say and read? Never and will?
And then we get back to the proper use of punctuation marks. Moving past the exclamation points, we see that the author, whose father may be described as intelligent, clearly has no formal education in English. This is likely a product of his father's lack of effort in providing kids with education. The current "school" run by Steven Rookey requires students to do distance learning as there clearly is no person on the premises --the father included-- capable of teaching even basic English skills. This is why we see sentences like "Yes, he is crazy, but he is so good at what he does, how could any of you say these things about him." The word "does" should have had a period after it, ending the sentence. The next half was clearly a question, and therefore needed to end with a question mark.
I think the author is in desperate need of a good education with an emphasis on basic English. He is unlikely to receive this education at his father's program or any program his father has ever worked at, but I might also suggest that whatever program is sought, it should include anger management.
