Posted on 03/04/2019 12:48:49 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
National Grammar Day is observed across the United States each year on March 4th.
According to Global Language Monitor, the estimated number of words in the English language is 1,025,109. There is some controversy over that figure, but it’s safe to say it is over a million.
Language is something to celebrate. Some people might suggest that grammar is a set of rules for language, but it is a system for understanding language. Understanding the system and the structure helps us to understand each other better and can help us to learn new languages.
There are some hard and fast rules of grammar, though. Even some of those come up for debate from time to time. Have you ever heard of the Oxford comma?
HOW TO OBSERVE
Do your best to use proper grammar and use #NationalGrammarDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, designated National Grammar Day in 2008.
My Oxford comma ran away with my dangling participle.
Grammar is raciss! Dat be de oppressors rools! Why Im gotta follows dose rools!
Oe Halp uz Jonhh Carereey !!!
"Who on?"
It's 'Upon whom,' bros.
BEEEP! Preposition at end of sentence!!? You are outta there! :-)
I was raised to speak good English. Learned from the best in New Mexico life and literature.
I was saddened to see my folks, who dragged us to the tick and chigger infested Ozarks, allow their English skills degenerate into Hillbilly due to the influence of people around them. they didn’t want to sound “better” than their neighbors.
Just last week I had a woman ask me..”You speak so well are you a radio announcer?”
“No ma’m. I’ve just always spoken good English.”
I just refused to learn Hillbilly in my youth.
I could care less about they’re grammar. What loosers. Its not gonna effect me at all.
Its not to late. Theirs still time to post you’re response.
Hyphenated.
Non-hyphenated.
Oh, the ironing.
:>)
lol - ping!
Kelsey?
Was today chosen because it is “March fourth” ?
I seen this last year. Anyways I’ll tell my wife it’s grammer day irregardless.
BZZZT! The Grammar Police have just issued you a ticket for poor grammar. Go back and rephrase that last sentence correctly.
There is a grammar flub right in the headline. "Today!" can't stand by itself, not even in headline speak. Plus, it's redundant. When the headline already said "It is Grammar Day", present tense, that means "today".
Yes.
Wut?
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