September 24, 2009
Let’s celebrate!
Well, here it is, one of my favorite days of the year: National Punctuation Day (NPD).
Now in its sixth year, NPD has a mission to cure the “epidemic of poor punctuation in the United States,” according to founder Jeff Rubin.
How can you observe NPD?
Go around town and point out all the incorrectly punctuated signs you can find—but please don’t vandalize!
Enter the NPD baking contest; whip up a pastry or bread in the shape of a punctuation mark and win a prize.
Write a blog post including as many punctuation marks as possible (like I did here [did you notice?]).
Brush up on the proper use of punctuation:
- Where’s the semicolon love?
- Put it in parentheses (please)
- The colon: an unappreciated mark with an unfortunate name
- Read this post about exclamation points!
- Save the apostrophes!
- Quoth the writer, “Nevermore”
- The ellipsis is cool, but …
- The ampersand: form & function
- Slash away
- All about brackets
Filed by rebecca at 8:36 am under Grammar guide
I think it’s hilarious this little celebration exists, and I’m so glad it does. It gives me hope.
Happy National Punctuation Day!
As an editor, you must celebrate National Punctuation Day every day!
I just checked out the NPD baking contest. Meatloaf in the shape of a question mark?!!!! If I didn’t love punctuation as much as I do, I’d be pretty grossed out …
Wow… I think I celebrated this holiday with you last year. How time flies!
Happy Punctuation Day to you, too.