Grammar Day

GRAMMAR DAY: Today is National Grammar Day, a day that should mean something to all writers and editors. Here's a blog on the subject, and here's the web page for Grammar Girl and the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar.

You can also read about it on About.com.

COMMENT ON GRAMMAR DAY:

Katherine C. Teel said...

Grammar day! And I didn't buy anyone any presents or anything! Geez! I'm so behind... Kathy Teel

March 4, 2010 8:30 AM

I felt the same way. My wife asked how I'd celebrate National Grammar Day; I tried to use good grammar.

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