National Grammar Day 2010 | A plea to Internet users

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Today is National Grammar Day, and in 2010 I think it is important to focus on digital communication. Although MySpace, Facebook and other social networks have created a world where more people than ever see the things we write, people seem to put less care into those things. Just for today, for National Grammar Day, let's focus on making sure the things we write on the Internet for all to see are correct.

National Grammar Day web site

National Grammar Day -- unlike many fabricated, unofficial holidays -- is not built to market or promote a product or draw a profit for anyone. As I learned from NationalGrammarDay.com, March 4 is simply a celebration of language. You don't need to visit a money lender or get cheap payday loans to celebrate language, thanks to free speech. That's what that means, right?

Of course, you can purchase T-shirts from the web site, but they're not National Grammar Day T-shirts, they're the type of shirts a grammar nerd could don any day. As a matter of fact, I couldn't even figure out how to purchase said T-shirts, so clearly Grammar Girl, the founder of National Grammar Day, isn't in this for the cash. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "National Grammar Day 2010 | A plea to Internet users"