A little much? (Or: time to go home.)

So, this guy writes me about employment. In the cover letter, he describes his school like this:

...a competitive small liberal arts college situated in NY's capital region.

But he doesn't say which school it is. so I write back:

I have to ask you... why would you say the below, vs. just saying what school it was?

And he writes back:

Why, because it's true. Sorry you don't seem to appreciate the description, it is what it is.

Now I'm amused and annoyed. I write back:

All because someone takes the time to ask a question, that doesn't mean they were being negative. But now, spiraling into the depths of a depression that only the chronically misattributed can truly feel, I remain,

Rich

He wrote back:

My apologies for the tone of the last email. As an English major I am used
to being more descriptive, and perhaps not concise...

I couldn't resist. I wrote back:

It's too late. I'm in the dark place.

Then I went home.

Love to all. Even you, the guy in the mauve shirt who wanted to edge his way past me on the 6am train.