Comments on: Good Grammar! It’s National Grammar Day http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/news-and-announcements/good-grammar-national-grammar-day Creative writing tips and ideas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/news-and-announcements/good-grammar-national-grammar-day/comment-page-1#comment-12318 Melissa Donovan Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:59:23 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=192#comment-12318 That happens to me too - sometimes I know something is off but I can't explain the rules. That's why I write posts like this - so I understand the mechanics of the rules and can explain or defend them ;) That happens to me too – sometimes I know something is off but I can’t explain the rules. That’s why I write posts like this – so I understand the mechanics of the rules and can explain or defend them ;)

]]> By: t.sterling http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/news-and-announcements/good-grammar-national-grammar-day/comment-page-1#comment-12212 t.sterling Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:12:35 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=192#comment-12212 "...March 4th, march forth..." I love it! Sometimes while I'm writing, I pause about whether or not a grammar rule should be broken. I know I don't know all there is to know about it, but for some reason I know when I'm wrong without remembering why or how I know it. I think I'm babbling again. I missed the day, but I know I was too busy looking for a theater playing a midnight showing of a movie, and trying to look like I was working hard. “…March 4th, march forth…” I love it!

Sometimes while I’m writing, I pause about whether or not a grammar rule should be broken. I know I don’t know all there is to know about it, but for some reason I know when I’m wrong without remembering why or how I know it. I think I’m babbling again.

I missed the day, but I know I was too busy looking for a theater playing a midnight showing of a movie, and trying to look like I was working hard.

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/news-and-announcements/good-grammar-national-grammar-day/comment-page-1#comment-11948 Melissa Donovan Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:24:10 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=192#comment-11948 Hi Gabriel, Yep, that's why the rules are helpful - they make so people can actually read your work ;) Hi Gabriel, Yep, that’s why the rules are helpful – they make so people can actually read your work ;)

]]> By: Gabriel Gadfly http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/news-and-announcements/good-grammar-national-grammar-day/comment-page-1#comment-11934 Gabriel Gadfly Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:23:49 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=192#comment-11934 Grammar's a tricky subject for me. I like breaking rules. I also like people to be able to read my work. :P <abbr><em>Gabriel Gadflys last blog post..<a href="http://www.gabrielgadfly.com/news/new-audio-recordings/" rel="nofollow">New Audio Recordings</a></abbr></em> Grammar’s a tricky subject for me. I like breaking rules. I also like people to be able to read my work. :P

Gabriel Gadflys last blog post..New Audio Recordings

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/news-and-announcements/good-grammar-national-grammar-day/comment-page-1#comment-11857 Melissa Donovan Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:47:04 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/?p=192#comment-11857 Oh yes - I've seen that before - breaching the rules of grammar and claiming it's for the sake of art. Sometimes it works, but oddly, only when the writer actually knows those rules ;) Oh yes – I’ve seen that before – breaching the rules of grammar and claiming it’s for the sake of art. Sometimes it works, but oddly, only when the writer actually knows those rules ;)

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