Move over, Christmas… the *real* most wonderful time of the year is here.
Happy National Grammar Day, everyone!
March forth on March 4th to speak well, write well, and help others do the same! (Mignon Fogarty‘s quote, not mine.)
National Grammar Day was established in 2008 by Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar founder Martha Brockenbrough because she wanted to help her students with their grammar in a fun and positive way.
Yep: The year’s nearly over and it’s time for the holiday post.
Open AI’s ChatGPT might be poised to take over blogging as we know it, but here’s something it can’t do: Pick the real winners on my tree.
Yeah, it could try. But it would probably pick the ones that suck.
I hope I’m right about that. These bots are getting really good, though.
So good that Reuters says they could someday make lawyers obsolete. Perhaps judges are next. Then tree-ornament judges.
That’s it. We’re all doomed.
In honor of bot invasions and these festive times, let’s take a human-crafted look at the 10 most fabulous ornaments on my tree, in random order.
Kindergarten Lisa
She has fierce pigtails and wants all the candy.
She never stopped loving candy.
Little does Kindergarten Lisa know that she’ll have a dental emergency in October 2022 due to a Tootsie Roll misadventure.
Psychedelic Snowthing
When preschool Pearl used eye stickers for the eyes and the smile on her project.
Result: A face only Timothy Leary could love.
Even if I hated Psychedelic Snowthing, there’s no parting with it. To do so would be a parental-code violation: Any ornament your kid makes must go on the tree forever or until it deteriorates.
No exceptions.
Abstract Snowthing
Séamus participated in the same preschool project — but strictly out of obligation.
Art’s never been of much interest to him.
Parental code, folks.
Freaky Skull
Another masterpiece by Séamus.
Nope, not another preschool project — this treasure was born just a few weeks ago in fourth-grade art class.
At least he used more than one color.
If Disney’s “Coco” and Stephen King’s “Carrie” had a baby and placed it in a tree, this is it.
They say they’re not sure if they’ll be up for it next year.
We’ll see about that.
Annual reminder: As December 31 approaches, be sure to check the cringey “Happy New Years” Twitter thread that breaks my grammar-lovin’ heart every single year.
If I find one of your tweets there, we’re through.
Hooray! It’s National Grammar Day! Let your inner nerd out as we pay tribute to good grammar.
National Grammar Day was established in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG), because she wanted to help her students with their grammar in a fun and positive way.
As the National Grammar Day website states, “Language is something to be celebrated, and March 4 is the perfect day to do it. It’s not only a date, it’s an imperative: March forth on March 4 to speak well, write well, and help others do the same!”
Here at Come Correct, every day is National Grammar Day. We love to help you take your writing to the next level. Whenever you need us, march forth and let us know. Contact us here.
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