National Grammar Day
Oh, my goodness, I almost forgot! Today is National Grammar Day! And I would not have known about National Grammar Day, if Soccer Dad, had not given me the heads up about it! Now, even though I have my B.A. in English, I haven't ever formally taken a grammar class, so, I do feel a bit insecure around some people when they talk about nonrestrictive modifiers and future perfect tenses. However, I do love language, and can appreciate grammar and those whose skills are above my own, and today I will pretend that I have the best of grammar skills, and as long as Edgy doesn't tell on me, no-one will be the wiser. Just, no-one comment on the run-on sentence, please.
Anyway, I found this delightful article about the ethics of grammar, which tells me of the four situations where it is permissible to correct a person's grammar. And, I have discovered that according to SPOGG (Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar) voters, President George W. Bush is the celebrity with the worst grammar. (Sorry Soccer Dad as a Democrat, I felt morally responsible, to point that one out.) And, I have discovered that SPOGG has a blog!
I feel as if I am witnessing the development of a real-life-English-major-e-version of S.P.E.W.!
Anyway, thanks again Soccer Dad!
Although you have requested that I make no comments in regards to this post, I feel compelled to at least point out that your comma usage herein is, well, creative.
ReplyDeleteI belive that commas just really are like salt, they flavor things better when they are scattered about randomly. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's an honor just to be mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI take no offense at all. (And I have little doubt that the ranking is correct when he's not reading from a prepared speech.)