1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Martha Brockenbrough
E-mail: info@spogg.org
www.nationalgrammarday.com
GRAMMAR FINALLY GETS ITS DUE
The first National Grammar Day is set for March 4, 2008
SEATTLE, Wash. (February 4, 2008) – Thanks to Seattle-based writer and grammar
enthusiast Martha Brockenbrough, the country will celebrate a new holiday this March 4:
National Grammar Day. Chase’s Calendar of Events approved the special day last April.
Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG), is
sponsoring the holiday with MSN Encarta, an online encyclopedia that provides reference
materials and education resources. Brockenbrough first teamed up with Encarta seven
years ago to write articles about grammar and usage.
“We believe language is something to be celebrated,” says Brockenbrough. “March 4th is
the perfect day to do it. It's not only a date, it's an imperative. So March forth on March
4th!”
Revelers are encouraged to speak well, write well, and help others do the same. The
National Grammar Day Web site has grammar tips, articles, links to participating blog
partners and delicious recipes. (Grammartini, anyone? Or perhaps a high-fiber turkey
chili? It’s good for the colon.) Teachers can request an informational packet.
Brockenbrough founded SPOGG in 2004 to bring good grammar to the masses. The
society offers tips, tricks and products to help people improve their grammar. There are
more than 5,000 members worldwide.
“It is through speech and writing that we understand each other and can attend to our
needs and differences,” she says. “If we don't respect and honor the rules of English, we
lose our ability to communicate clearly and well with each other.”

2. Although Brockenbrough solicits examples of bad grammar for inclusion in the SPOGG
blog and plans to identify the least-grammatical city in the United States for National
Grammar Day, she stresses that the society promotes good grammar, not perfect
grammar.
“It's about clarity,” she says. “Who knows how many of the world's huge problems could
be solved if we had a little more of that?”
Brockenbrough’s forthcoming book, “Things That Make Us [Sic],” is full of advice,
history and hilarious examples of bad grammar. It is scheduled for release this September
by St. Martin’s Press.
About SPOGG: The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar is for people who crave
good, clean English – sentences cast well and punctuated correctly. SPOGG membership
is free and open to everyone who has an interest in English grammar. For more
information, visit www.spogg.org.
MSN Encarta is Microsoft’s award-winning online encyclopedia. Visit
http://msn.encarta.com.
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For more information, or to schedule an interview with Martha Brockenbrough, please e-
mail info@spogg.org.