Along with the Grammarian Court of our five winning National Grammar Day haiku, there are many entries that deserve mention. Here, then, for your enjoyment, in alphabetical order by author, our honorable mentions:

Bryant Huber (@bryanthuber):

independent clause

semi-colon goes right here

independent clause

Scott Huler (@huler):

i don’t mind it much

that you keep correcting me

but you’re always wrong

 

Wendy Mackall (@WendyMackall):

Editors rejoice

when all subjects and all verbs

can at last agree

 

John McIntyre (@johnemcintyre), honored for two haiku among several great ones:

If you verb some nouns

and also noun a few verbs,

English will survive

 

 

Treat your editor

like an old friend you count on

to tell you the truth

 

Arika Okrent (@arikaokrent):

Each writer who writes

he/she should stand up and fight

for singular “they”

 

David Sanchez (@Orbspiders):

Clear thought, unclear words

A wonderful idea

Hidden by errors

 

William Reagan (@WilliamReagan):

Possessive ends “S”

apostrophe looks nervous

unsure where to stand

 

Jen Ross (@Jenro93)

Sometimes wrongs DO make

a right–just ask “snuck,” who sneaked

into acceptance

 

Neal Whitman (@LiteralMinded):

Abominations

Of yesterday turn into

Today’s grammar rules

 

Check the previous post for the winning five haiku and the next post for the complete list of entries.