The Meaning of Language

After a recent email/blog exchange regarding erroneous emails, I really got to thinking about what bothered me so much about this: the language of the message that he sent.

Hi,

My name is Jason Thibeault, and I’m from Nova Scotia, Canada. Your co-captain Jason Thibeault (whom I’m assuming to be related to you by blood or by marriage) believes he owns jthibeault@gmail.com and has evidently been registering me for a number of things including scholastic events and this Polar Ice website. Could yo...