Every year on March 4, SPOGG, the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, marks National Grammar Day. It is unclear exactly what about grammar this day is meant to celebrate. It may focus on strict adherence to the guidelines of English grammar, or on ingenuity in grammar, such as the originality exhibited by Shakespeare in his flagrant creation of new words. In either case, National Grammar Day is about honoring the English language.
At WhiteSmoke Inc., National Grammar Day is an opportunity to emphasize the improvement of English Grammar. WhiteSmoke 2011 works with most text-based programs to correct spelling and grammar mistakes, as well as suggesting ways to develop style. More importantly, WhiteSmoke 2011 offers the WhiteSmoke Translator Tab, which is all about helping people who speak English as a second language (or need to translate from English to another language). If English is not one’s native language, it can be quite a challenge to master the complexities of English grammar. WhiteSmoke Translator supports full-text translations of nine languages to and from English. Once the text is translated, the user can scan it for grammatical and stylistic improvement suggestions using the Grammar-Checker.
While the WhiteSmoke Translator celebrates National Grammar Day by focusing on people learning English as a second language, Principal Barbra Wells of Hoover Elementary in Mason City, IA, choose to focus on children developing their English skills in school. Principal Wells told kimt.com that it is essential for kids to learn proper grammar, especially in a world where communication via text and instant message encourage poor English.
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