Happy National Grammar Day!
Yup. Today, March 4, also known as March Forth, is officially National Grammar Day! To honor this eminently meaningless pseudo-holiday, I present the following…
Grammar Day Theme Song
The official Grammar Day theme song by Mignon Fogarty, A.K.A. The Grammar Girl. I sincerely like Mignon. Her website and podcasts are excellent, entertaining, and informative. But this song is awful. I couldn’t quite make it all the way through to the end. She’s obviously a good sport though. š
Six Grammar Myths Dispelled
Here are links to six malicious myths that continue to ensnare the grammatically gullible. I, of course, slay these pernicious myths in each article, setting free their hapless victims.
Myth Buster: Passive Voice is Always Wrong
Myth Buster: Never Start a Sentence with Because
Myth Buster: Never End a Sentence with a Preposition
Myth Buster: Always Write in Complete Sentences
Myth Buster: Never Start a Sentence with And or But
Myth Buster: A Paragraph Must Have At Least X Sentences
Grammar Rock Videos
Here are links to all the classic Grammar Rock videos from the 70s.
A Grammar Comic
This one, though not strictly grammar, made me laugh.