Grammarians Welcome National Punctuation Day

Thursday, 23 September 2010 | by Pat's Picks

Be sure your commas aren’t splicing anything tomorrow because Friday is National Punctuation Day. Colette Bancroft, the St. Petersburg Times book editor, says in a world populated with signs like, “Smoking pets and bicycles prohibited” or “Our employee’s are at you’re service,” it’s easy to think the English language is dying. Bancroft talks to a Catholic school teacher with a reputation as a grammar task master who says it’s harder to teach kids grammar these days because of the proliferation of text-ese.

America has a new pair of superheros. But instead of avenging crime, they are on a mission to rid the country of typos. The Kansas City Star interview the two gentlemen behind the self-proclaimed Typo Eradication Advancement League last week.

Even when Americans aren’t typing shorthand on their phones they manage to mangle the English language. Here‘s a funny list of signs that might leave you scratching your head.

National Punctuation Day Official Website