Film director reminds us to edit our e-mails

Courtesy of Michael Bay, director of such percussive films as "Bad Boys," "The Rock," and "Transformers," comes the latest reminder to read over e-mails before hitting send.

Apparently Bay was disappointed with the way his latest film, "Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen," was being marketed, so he sent a nasty note to Paramount Pictures bosses. Someone leaked the e-mail to gossip hub TMZ and Bay's image has now taken some dings.

First, for a maker of macho-man movies, Bay sounds a tad whiny. Then, there's the problem with the way he writes. One critic at New York magazine called Bay's note "grammatically horrifying."

Here's a sample: (For extra credit, feel free to correct the sentences in the comments section.)

• "I'm sure the Yahoo downloads of the trailer are far lower than last movie--I would of got something saying how we broke download records like last time."

• "I still run into so many people even this weekend with kids that ask 'is that movie coming out this year?'"

• "So far our print has been in my opinion and abject failure."

Bay is a college graduate (Wesleyan University), according to his Wikipedia page. His father was an accountant and his mother, ironically, was a book store owner.

I, for one, have left a modifier or two dangling. Who hasn't? But while Bay makes truckloads of cash as a filmmaker, he obviously needs help bumping words together.

No problem. If Bay is like most of Hollywood's elite, he has his own cook, fitness trainer, publicist, and stylist. Why not add a copy editor to the mix?