Daily Content Archive
(as of Wednesday, February 24, 2021)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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excrescence
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Other Interrogative PronounsIn addition to the five main interrogative pronouns, there are seven others that are used for emphatic purposes. These interrogative pronouns are typically used in more formal or old-fashioned English. What are they? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseOne of the most important silent films of all time, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse established actor Rudolph Valentino as a superstar, inspired a tango craze, and beat out Charlie Chaplin's The Kid to become the highest-grossing film of 1921. It is considered to be among the first anti-war films ever made, and its success made producer June Mathis a powerful woman in Hollywood. Why does Valentino scornfully cast aside his partner at the end of the film's famous tango scene? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Nine Passengers Sucked Out of Plane When It Rips Open Mid-Flight (1989)Sixteen minutes after taking off for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, United Airlines flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure and explosive decompression that resulted in the ejection of a number of seats, nine of them occupied, from the aircraft. The pilots initially thought a bomb had been detonated on board and would later learn that design flaws and faulty wiring were to blame for the catastrophe that took place on their flight. How might United have averted this disaster? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Steve Jobs (1955)Now a household name known the world over for his role in the technological revolution of recent decades at the helm of Apple Inc., Jobs was once a college dropout tinkering with computer parts in his parents' garage. It was there that he and Stephen Wozniak founded Apple in 1976 and built their first computers. Jobs left Apple in 1985 but returned in 1996 and played a key role in reviving the financially ailing company, reconfirming his reputation as an industry visionary. What is a Stevenote? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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say again— Could you please repeat what you just said? More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 St. Matthias's Day (2022)The story of how St. Matthias was elected to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the 12 apostles after Judas committed suicide can be found in the Bible's Book of Acts. There is no historical record of Matthias's deeds or death. His fame rests almost entirely upon the fact that he took the betrayer Judas' place, although legend claims that he was stoned and beheaded in Ethiopia in 64 CE. Episcopalians celebrate his feast day on February 24. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: repeatrecap, recapitulate - Recap is short for recapitulate, literally "repeat the headings." More... trackway - A path formed by the repeated treading of animals or people. More... frequent - From Latin frequens, "crowded" or "regularly repeated." More... spam - As in e-mail, it gets its name from the Monty Python sketch in which the word is repeated many times. More... | |