National Thesaurus Day

National Thesaurus Day

What do you call a dinosaur with an expansive vocabulary? A thesaurus! And thanks to Peter Mark Roget, you can also call a book filled with synonyms a thesaurus and reference one whenever you’re in need of a fresh word with a specific meaning. January 18th was selected as National Thesaurus Day because it is…

punctuation day

National Punctuation Day

Are you looking for validation to celebrate your love of a properly placed apostrophe? Look no further. National Punctuation Day is celebrated annually on September 24. The “holiday” (quotation marks used intentionally) was founded by Jeff Rubin, and is featured in Chase’s Calendar of Events. Even if you aren’t enamored with punctuation, we all have…

blackboard with English Grammar parts of speech

National Grammar Day

Admittedly, National Grammar Day is not the best-known holiday in March. The reasons and ways to celebrate a day dedicated to grammar may not be as self-evident as other more obscure holidays like National Napping Day or National Oreo Cookie Day (both coming up in the next few weeks). The fact is, grammar is always…