National punctuation day
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- September
- 15
OK, so maybe it’s not strictly a books kind of thing, but people who read often have a fondness for grammar things, so I thought this might be worth a look.
Here’s the substance of a press release about the event.
“The first Punctuation Baking Contest will highlight the celebration of the
6th Annual National Punctuation Day (NPD) on September 24, 2009.
“Former newspaperman Jeff
Rubin founded the holiday in 2004 … It has inspired people to pay
attention not only to their p¹s and q¹s, but also their commas, semicolons,
and ellipses. NPD reminds us of the importance of proper punctuation for
communicating clearly at home, school, or at work.”
For those interested in participating in the National Punctuation Day bake-off, here are the rules:
1. Send a recipe and a sample of a cookie, cake, pastry,
doughnut, or bread baked in the shape of a punctuation mark to National
Punctuation Day, 1517 Buckeye Court, Pinole, CA 94564.
2. Send two print photos — one putting the item in an oven
before baking and the other taking it out when it¹s done. Make sure the baked goods can be seen clearly.
The first three place winners will receive a box of National Punctuation Day stuff, and all entrants photos will be posted to the NPD Web site.
Submissions must be received by Sept. 30.
For more information or to see what else is going on, visit www.NationalPunctuationDay.com.
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on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pm by Randi Weiner.
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