It’s National Grammar Day!
March 4, 2009 Posted in Buzz
Happy National Grammar Day, everyone!
Hope you stopped by the card store on the way back from class because today we are celebrating proper punctuation, spelling and, of course, the ever important verb-noun agreement. I don’t know about you, but nothing grates on my nerves more than bad grammar. My eyes bug out, my brow furrows and I forget what I was reading as all the words seem to melt into that one misplaced apostrophe.
Maybe I’m a nerd but I just can’t get passed it. For this reason, I think we need to celebrate National Grammar Day the right way.
Being that the local bars don’t seem to be offering any specials for this momentous occasion (what, can’t a girl get a shot for outstanding English?), I thought we could celebrate by learning a few things. Yeah, we’re all in college, but judging from my recent IMs, emails and texts, it looks like our higher education left a few things out.
So open the Tostitos, check out these 5 common grammatical errors, and let the party begin!
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um says:
Wed, 4th Mar 200912:39 pm
isn't it "past" and not "passed"? Funny if I'm right, this being a grammar article and all…!
Leah - Ryerson Unive says:
Wed, 4th Mar 20093:29 pm
I defs had a grammar test in school today. It's mandatory you pass it to advance in my program. This feels like a sick joke to me.
Madison says:
Wed, 4th Mar 20097:22 pm
Are all the grammar mistakes in this article supposed to be ironic?
Mel says:
Wed, 4th Mar 20099:44 pm
Haha ‘um’ you are totally right! and Leah, I had one on Thursday that I had to pass to advance in my journalism program. Don’t worry, I passed with flying colors!