The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG) welcomes you to National Grammar Day! Brush up your speech, find those typos and have a party; who says proper English needs to be boring?
INVITATION TYPE
- On-line – We recommend triple-checking your invite before sending or you might be subject to ridicule.
DECORATIONS
- Posters with grammar rules and common mistakes to avoid.
- Spread around literature such as Easy Writer; Eats, Shoots and Leaves; The Elements of Style.
- Have magazines, newspapers, printed on-line articles and books on-hand for ridicule.
- A selection of highlighters, pens and markers for guests to mark errors.
FOOD AND DRINK MENU
Try to use punctuation-shaped foods
- Appetizer: Exclamation Fries from All Recipes.
- Entrée: Punctuation Meatloaf from Punctuation Day’s official site.
- Dessert: Period Cupcakes – You can also arrange to look like colons.
- Cocktail: Brain Candy recipe from Drinks Maker.
ENTERTAINMENT
- Sing the Punctuation Rap.
- Watch any news or entertainment news show and find the errors.
- Download “Headlines” clips from The Tonight Show for a good laugh.
- Play inspiring films such as Dead Poet’s Society, Finding Forrester, Dangerous Minds and Newsies.
GAMES
- Any appropriate word games such as Scattergories, HuggerMugger, Scrabble.
- Play “Find the grammatical errors” in magazines, newspapers and books.
- Test your guests grammatical knowledge with Grammar Worksheets (answer keys included).
- Host a Spelling Bee.
- Throughout the night try to have “grammatically correct” conversations, see how long guests can last after consuming multiple drinks.
ATTIRE
- Dress is casual – Jean and T-shirts/sweatshirts
- Try to find shirts with punctuation or funny grammar sayings
- Shop Here for some ideas
LAST MINUTE TIPS
For the true grammar freaks out there, Facebook has a fun group, “I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar.”
And as always, remember to bring your camera!
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