It's National Grammar Day!
Apparently created by the folks who brought us the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG).
The National Grammar Day site initially looked annoyingly prescriptivist to me, but their Top Ten Grammar Myths suggests that they're more flexible than I had given them credit for.
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks with OED editor Jesse Sheidlower about whether "conversate" is a word.
I <3 the OED.
And dictionary editors in general.
Lexicographer Erin McKean gave a talk at TED in 2007 that covered some related topics, though I think I like Sheidlower's discussion of the issue better.
(Note: Video with sound immediately starts playing if you follow the link to the McKean talk.)
