You realize, of course, that today's date is actually a complete sentence? A command, to be precise. "March Forth!" (My sister calls it "Parade Day.") It still amazes me that I lived for over 25 years before I had this realization--that this date was actually grammatically correct--the only one of the year. I used to call it "Sentence Day," but people always looked at me funny, so I stopped saying that. But still, every year on this date, I smile quietly to myself (and with you), secure in the knowledge that this is, at least, something special.
(To my knowledge, the only other date that even comes close is May 1st, which could, if you stretched it , be a rather formal request for permission: "May one?" But in my opinion, that's really stretching...)
We like "May the 4th be with you", but then we love Star Wars! Sorry about that one, have a great weekend.
Posted by: Tracy | March 04, 2005 at 10:20 AM
LOL, I love it. But what about March first?
Posted by: mamacate | March 04, 2005 at 10:42 AM
I love minutiae - little known and less cared about facts are what I call them. I think this definitley qualifies! I do think mamacate is right - March first is a also a complete sentence - actually every day in the month could be considered a complete sentence - imagine walking down a line of soldiers saying You - march first, march second, march third, etc. Love the Pi Shawl! It is really looking lovely.
Posted by: Jessica | March 04, 2005 at 01:05 PM
Yes, but if you're simply using the number to denote the order in which you're directing the person to March, you can basically go the entire month: "March first, march second, third, fourth...." For this date, however, "forth" works as a homonym for a word with an entirely different meaning, denoting direction, not sequence.
(And, didn't that all sound very erudite and educated and smart and all that??)
Posted by: Deb | March 04, 2005 at 01:54 PM
I enjoy all these little, interesting trivia things, too. Like, for example, the word "trivia"--comes from ancient Rome when, whenever three or more roads met, signposts would be put up with information as to where each one went . . . Tri-Via . . . three roads . . . little bits of information . . .
Posted by: Deb | March 04, 2005 at 02:01 PM