Today I read something that gave me pause. It was posted on Facebook. When I read it I was suddenly overcome by a deep despair.
"I NO I DONT WANT HIM TO GO BUT I NO THAT ITALIANS ARE CLOSE WITH THERE FAMILYS BUT I DO SEE WHERE RONNIE IS COMING FROM TIME TO GROW UP AND GET AWAY FROM MOMMY BUT SOME PPL CANT SHAKE IT"
I don't know the girl* who posted this but it made me question my faith in humanity.
It's not the fact that she is discussing the motivations of a member of the Jersey Shore cast that bothers me (at least not the most). I know intelligent people that enjoy that show for whatever reason. Mostly, I assume, for the many opportunities to mock people who are failing spectacularly at life.
I could even overlook the fact she wrote it in all caps. Although, to be honest, that is what drew me in to begin with. I will never understand why a person would want to write everything he or she says as though yelling it. Is everything you say that intense in real life? Do you not understand the universal knowledge that ALL CAPS means THIS IS IMPORTANT AND/OR EMPHATIC?
The lack of any kind of punctuation that might indicate pauses or natural speech patterns is incredibly troubling. And irritating. In my head, that paragraph (if you can call it that) could only be brought to life effectively by a toddler with ADHD.
But to me, the travesty of all those choices combined pales in comparison to the spelling. Sweet Mother of God, the spelling. I don't even know what else to say about it.
*Woman would be more accurate. Upon further research I discovered that she is two years older than me and the mother of two.
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