> > Sorry for the provocative title, but I'm too emotional these days. > And this really ticks me off for some reason, probably because the entire web and beyo

> > Sorry for the provocative title, but I'm too emotional these days. > And this really ticks me off for some reason, probably because the entire web and beyond has moved to that form of expression where one exaggerate and then say "yeah but I have my reason". I miss adult discourse. I completely agree. I've seen a lot of people try to excuse being rude to people because they're extra emotional at the moment. If you're extra emotoinal at the moment, *don't write it*. It's more reasonable to use as a post-facto reason. (Example: Sorry. Yesterday I wasn't in my right mind and I said some mean things to you that I regret saying. It won't happen again.) But it's not at all okay to try to excuse what you're about to write. That's not an apology at all. That's like a person with anger management problems trying to excuse being able to hit people whenever they want.