Comments on: March Forth! http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Numbers and Words http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 Numbers and Words Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:56:02 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-2211 [...] National Grammar Day, but it’s the only day that qualifies as a full, declarative sentence: March Forth! [...] [...] National Grammar Day, but it’s the only day that qualifies as a full, declarative sentence: March Forth! [...]

]]> By: Larry McNelly http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Larry McNelly Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:26:28 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-2210 Certain members of my family, certainly not all, have been celebrating Sentence Day for at least 50 years. When I worked as a high school math teacher, I would always make a big deal of it with my students, along with Pi Day - 3/14. I still get messages from some of my former students on this day. My wife and I used to make Sentence Day greeting cards. I can remember a piece of band music, a march of course, with the name FOURTH MARCH. Once we diagramed the sentence. Does anyone else remember diagramming sentences? Certain members of my family, certainly not all, have been celebrating Sentence Day for at least 50 years. When I worked as a high school math teacher, I would always make a big deal of it with my students, along with Pi Day – 3/14. I still get messages from some of my former students on this day. My wife and I used to make Sentence Day greeting cards. I can remember a piece of band music, a march of course, with the name FOURTH MARCH. Once we diagramed the sentence. Does anyone else remember diagramming sentences?

]]> By: Chappysmom » Snow Singles http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Chappysmom » Snow Singles Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:34:25 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-457 [...] I wish I’d known this yesterday. Not only was March Fourth the only day on the calendar that is a complete sentence (which, of course, I posted about three [...] [...] I wish I’d known this yesterday. Not only was March Fourth the only day on the calendar that is a complete sentence (which, of course, I posted about three [...]

]]> By: Punctuality Rules! » Blog Archive » National Grammar Day http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Punctuality Rules! » Blog Archive » National Grammar Day Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:53:13 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-452 [...] only was March Fourth the only day on the calendar that is a complete sentence, but it was also National Grammar [...] [...] only was March Fourth the only day on the calendar that is a complete sentence, but it was also National Grammar [...]

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-451 --Deb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:19:16 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-451 I would think a walk would be adequate celebration, but unfortunately, it rained here yesterday, so my dog was disappointed! I would think a walk would be adequate celebration, but unfortunately, it rained here yesterday, so my dog was disappointed!

]]> By: Kay http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Kay Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:24:41 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-450 Wow, I never noticed that. :) Thank you for sharing. Too bad that at the time I'm reading this it's already the 5th so I couldn't celebrate it properly (not that I have any idea what properly might be in this context :P ) A Happy (belated) Sentence Day! :) Wow, I never noticed that. :)

Thank you for sharing. Too bad that at the time I’m reading this it’s already the 5th so I couldn’t celebrate it properly (not that I have any idea what properly might be in this context :P )

A Happy (belated) Sentence Day! :)

]]> By: Lisa, The Correspondent http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Lisa, The Correspondent Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:35:31 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-444 Thanks for this post. I never noticed this about March 4, but I love it. I'm also linking. <em>Lisa, The Correspondent's last blog post..<a href='http://barchesterexcerpts.blogspot.com/2008/03/sentence-day-or-parade-day.html' rel="nofollow">Sentence Day -or- Parade Day</a></em> Thanks for this post. I never noticed this about March 4, but I love it.

I’m also linking.

Lisa, The Correspondent’s last blog post..Sentence Day -or- Parade Day

]]> By: Chappysmom » Dirty Socks http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Chappysmom » Dirty Socks Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:39:16 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-443 [...] And, you DID know that today is a Sentence, right? I posted about it over at Punctuality Rules. [...] [...] And, you DID know that today is a Sentence, right? I posted about it over at Punctuality Rules. [...]

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-442 --Deb Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:11:20 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-442 @Ginny--good for your grandmother! I was in my late 20s before the sentence thing clicked for me. Of course, it wasn't my birthday, so I didn't think about the date all that often (grin). And, wow, she had a nice, long life, didn't she? That's fabulous. My grandmother's birthday was March 11th, but she died when I was nine. @Gillian--well, you can pretty much say that for any homonym-driven sentence. They don't work visually because visually they're wrought with misspellings. In that case, it's the ear that matters. @Ginny–good for your grandmother! I was in my late 20s before the sentence thing clicked for me. Of course, it wasn’t my birthday, so I didn’t think about the date all that often (grin). And, wow, she had a nice, long life, didn’t she? That’s fabulous. My grandmother’s birthday was March 11th, but she died when I was nine.

@Gillian–well, you can pretty much say that for any homonym-driven sentence. They don’t work visually because visually they’re wrought with misspellings. In that case, it’s the ear that matters.

]]> By: Gillian http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Gillian Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:40:18 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/03/04/march-forth/#comment-441 It works verbally, but not visually. And I don't ever remember noticing it before. Stay well. I continue to read regularly. It works verbally, but not visually. And I don’t ever remember noticing it before. Stay well. I continue to read regularly.

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