Today, 24 September 2021, we celebrate Heritage Day in South Africa and we also have our National Braai (BBQ) Day, but since just about everybody is going to write about Braai Day and flood Social Media with pictures of that, I decided that today I will write about National Punctuation Day. One thing is for sure: punctuation used correctly can save lives when you look at the difference between “Let’s eat Grandma.” and “Let’s eat, Grandma.”
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Although National Punctuation Day is mainly celebrated in The United States, I think it should be celebrated across the world. I am busy with a Spanish Beginners Course and am on Day 57. I have realised it doesn’t matter what language you speak, a comma placed incorrectly or omitted can change the meaning of a sentence completely.
Follow this link and learn more about the things you forgot since school days just because you don’t use it everyday. I love writing in English, although it is my second language. I continuously have to make sure of certain facts, but somedays I just write and hope for the best. 🙂