National Punctuation Day is today. Hurray!

September 24th, 2008

You may be wondering: How should one celebrate National Punctuation Day? You can start with a visit to the National Punctuation Day (NPD) website (yes, there is such a thing). NPD offers the following suggestions:

  • Sleep late.
  • Take a long shower or bath.
  • Go out for coffee and a bagel (or two).
  • Read a newspaper and circle all of the punctuation errors you find (or think you find but aren’t sure) with a red pen.
  • Take a leisurely stroll, paying close attention to store signs with incorrectly punctuated words.
  • Stop in those stores to correct the owners.
  • If the owners are not there, leave notes.
  • Visit a bookstore and purchase a copy of Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style.
  • Look up all the words you circled.
  • Congratulate yourself on becoming a better written communicator.
  • Go home.
  • Sit down.
  • Write an error-free letter to a friend.
  • Take a nap. It has been a long day.

May we suggest dusting off your copy of Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynn Truss and enjoying this wonderful book? The greatest delight of the day will be sharing the delightful collaboration of Ms. Truss and Bonnie Timmons, who created a magical edition of Eats, Shoots and Leaves for children. The illustration above brings to life the importance of commas: which are as important with numbers as with words.

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