In years past, I may have delighted in today's holiday, smug in the knowledge that even if I sometimes break grammar rules, I almost always know them. I may have felt a little sad for the future, acknowledging that writing the possessive its with the apostrophe is becoming so common that it may soon become acceptable (I mean, I hope it doesn't, but you never know).
But this year I've decided not to gloat about the fact that I understand when to use "your" and "you're." I've decided not to write about funny grammatical errors other have made. Instead, I'm celebrating by remembering that, while fairly important (at least to me), proper grammar isn't everything.
Tomorrow, I will go back to making fun of people who can't distinguish between a comma and a period. Today, I will just wish you a happy National Grammar Day.
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