Don’t Affect the Effect

With National Grammar Day zooming towards us March 4th, you’d best be careful where you put that apostrophe.

The organizers of the event are clearly passionate about their topic. “It’s not only a date,” the National Grammar Day web site warns, “it’s an imperative: March forth on March 4 to speak well, write well, and help others do the same!”

And because grammar geeks are nothing if not