To celebrate National Grammar Day on March 4, the American Copy Editors Society held a haiku-writing contest on Twitter.
Because grammar — and style and spelling and the like — deserves our complete attention, at least once a year.
Here are some of our favorites (plus a few from BuzzFeed's copy editors!):
1. There were haiku about punctuation:
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7. And the myriad difficulties of the English language:
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9. Some people made word-nerdy quips:
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13. Or played with word choice:
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15. There were pleas for improvement:
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18. And a little bit of pedantry:
19. Some reminded us that language evolves:
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21. And is meant to be enjoyed:
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23. But most important, remember:
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Looking for more grammar and style fun on Twitter? Follow BuzzFeed's copy desk @styleguide!
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The American Copy Editors Society held the haiku-writing contest. A previous version of this post misstated its name. H/T @andybechtel for the heads-up!