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.
Well, ain’t that sumthin!...................
I’m an Arkansas hillbilly, and I’m bilingual. Standard English and Hillbilly English. It ain’t hard.
I ain’t never heard of no National Grammar Day before....
I is excited about this!
I’m going on my Grammatical.
A news story about grammar and they use a passive tense verb in the lead.
Pingy
My mom was an English major and her learned us all to talk real good.
Hehe, I thought of him too. :D
“My grammar is more better than yours.”
That’s horrible grammar. The correct saying is, “My grammar betterer then yours.”
“No ma’m. I’ve just always spoken good English.”
“No ma’m. I have always spoken proper English.”
I’m thankful I attended school before it was against the rules to correct grammar.
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I was in high school in the ‘50s. It was a private JROTC prep school, and grammar, spelling, and punctuation was marked on ALL tests, reports, etc. in every subject. Most tests were essay questions, so learning to write coherent sentences and paragraphs was mandatory.
Whut? I don’t be understanding this.
The Grammar Peevist thanks you, Procon. :-D
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