2009 MEDIA COVERAGE
National Punctuation Day® makes the news! See coverage and interviews with Jeff Rubin from television, radio, newspapers, blogs (weblogs), and podcasts.
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2009 Articles about National Punctuation Day®
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INTERNATIONAL
Saving language, one comma at a time Toronto Star, Canada, September 2009
We May Also Need a National Punctuation Day Modern Ghana News, October 2009
Our national shame. Period National Post, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 2009
National Punctuation Day: Professor’s Pet Peeves National Post, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 2009
Literacy’s wane punctuates a period of gloom Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, September 2009
NATIONAL
National Punctuation Day: Take The Huffington Post Punctuation Quiz! The Huffington Post, September 2009
WEST
Want to enter a ?!“,;??!:“”! baking contest? The Los Angeles Times, September 2009
West County Notes Contra Costa (CA) Times, September 2009
It’s $#!@ Punctuation Day already!? Deseret News, Salt Lake City, September 2009
Punctuate This Santa Barbara (CA) Daily Sound, September 2009
School Notes: Whittier baking contest to kick-off National Punctuation Day celebration Whittier (CA) Daily News, September 2009
EAST
Not to Put Too Fine a Point on It, This Guy Cares About Writing’s Jots and Tittles The Washington Post, September 2009
John Kelly's Washington: On-line chat with Jeff Rubin The Washington Post, September 2009
Punctuation errors can cost jobs, money, esteem Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 2009
Looking for a reason to bake? National Punctuation Day Canton (OH) Repository, September 2009
John Kiminicki column Long Island (NY) Business News, October 2009
SOUTH
Kids: ‘Hooray for punctuation!’ Miami Herald, September 2009
Stop! Pause, momentarily, to appreciate punctuation; National Punctuation Day begins Palm Beach (FL) Post, September 2009
Pumped about punctuation Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune
Today is National Punctuation Day...!? Tuscaloosa (AL) News
MIDWEST
National Punctuation Day is Thursday Chicago Tribune, September 2009
Today We Salute Punctuation! Cincinnati Busines Courier, September 2009
Comma sense Janesville (WI) Gazette Extra, September 2009
Appreciate the comma on National Punctuation Day The State News (Michigan State University), September 2009
The misunderstood drama of the comma! Enid (OK) News, September 2009
SOUTHWEST
Theres no ? about it ... dots, squiggles important San Antonio (TX) Express-News, September 2009
MAGAZINES
Share Your Tales of Bad Grammar or Copy Editing at The E&P
Pub — On ‘National Punctuation Day’ Editor & Publisher, September 2009
Its’ National Punctuation Day! Runner’s World, September 2009
Pesky Apostrophes? Elusive Ellipses? Here’s help School Library Journal, September 2009
Get ‘Punct’! National Punctuation Day Celebrates Proper Use of Confusing Squiggles Weekly Reader, September 2009
BLOGS
National Punctuation Day Felt & Wire, September 2009
National Punctuation Day Society for the Promotion Of Good Grammar, September 2009
‘Hello...my name is Eileen ... and I’m ... an ellipsis abuser ...’ Ragan.com, September 2009
Time to ... party? Yes! Raising Arizona Kids, September 2009
Apostrophes, colons and dashes, oh my! Personal Money Store, September 2009
Celebrate National Punctuation Day CraftGossip.com September 2009
Happy National Punctuation Day! Susan Heim on Parenting September 2009
National Punctuation Day: Stop Dragging Your Comma Around January Magazine, September 2009
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