Saturday 13 March 2010

National Grammar Day


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This article about National Grammar Day could prove interesting for people who are into good grammar. It reminds us that grammar is important but there is no need to be too fuddy-duddy about it. Well worth checking out. Here are a few quotes to get you interested.

'"National Grammar Day was established two years ago by Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar - amusingly known as SPOGG - and author of the book "Things That Make Us "'

"But Brockenbrough also quotes Mark Twain's sensible note on perfect grammar - "Many have sought it, but none has found it" - and she recognizes that using a preposition with which to end a sentence ain't gonna kill no one."

'"This year, National Grammar Day was hosted by Mignon Fogarty, amusingly known as Grammar Girl, who created a music video called "March Forth: The Grammar Song." '

"But the point of National Grammar Day is simply to celebrate - to exult in the idea that we can, whenever we want to, say what we mean by putting words together well and by remembering that good grammar makes sense."