It's National Grammar Day: Why You Should Care
By Martha Brockenbrough
We will forgive you if Feb. 5 passed and you failed to celebrate "Weatherperson's Day." Likewise, we won't require you to say "Arrr, me hearties" every Sept. 19, which is "Talk Like a Pirate Day."
But there is now a national day of observance that you are hereby forbidden to ignore: "National Grammar Day," founded by MSN Encarta and the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG).
National Grammar Day happens on March 4, which is not only a date but also a complete sentence. Get it? March forth! It's an imperative, which is a fancy way of saying a command. It's also imperative that you march forth on March 4 for good grammar.Why? Here's the most important reason: If you don't have a good handle on basic grammar, you can't always say what you mean. People might be able to guess your meaning, but not every time.
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2 Comments:
is "arrr" a complete sentence??
Here's to good grammar everywhere! Yea!
And, arr is not a complete sentence unless you say arr arr because then you have a subject and verb. And, i do celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate day just cuz it's fun.
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