Daily Content Archive
(as of Saturday, February 9, 2019)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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DeterminersDeterminers do two things. First, they signal that a noun or noun phrase will follow. Then, they give information about the item. What are demonstrative determiners? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 RumspringaIn some Amish communities, rumspringa is a period of "running around" that begins at about age 16 and ends when a youth chooses to become a full member of the church or to leave the community. Rumspringa is often portrayed in popular media as a period of sanctioned adolescent rebellion, but within the Amish community, deviation from norms is frowned upon, and the term usually simply refers to a period of greater social activity. What choice do most make at rumspringa's end? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Zeno Crowned Co-Emperor of Byzantine Empire (474 CE)A military leader, Zeno married the daughter of Byzantine emperor Leo I in about 466 CE. When Leo I died, Zeno's seven-year-old son Leo II became emperor and Zeno was appointed co-emperor. Leo II died within the year, making Zeno sole emperor. Zeno made peace with the Vandals in Africa, put down a rebellion in Asia Minor, got the Ostrogoths to leave the Eastern Empire, and tried to solve the Monophysite controversy, causing a schism with Rome. Why did Zeno change his name from Tarasicodissa? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Carmen Miranda (1909)Miranda was a Brazilian singer and actress who, in the 1930s, was the most popular recording artist in Brazil, where she appeared in five films. Recruited by a Broadway producer, she made her US film debut in Down Argentine Way. Typecast as the "Brazilian Bombshell" and given such caricatural roles as "The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat" in The Gang's All Here, she became the highest-paid female performer in the US during World War II. What was her final film? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Do not imagine you can exorcise what oppresses you in life by giving vent to it in art.Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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window-shopping— The act of visiting stores, or looking in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Hobart Royal Regatta (2019)The Royal Hobart Regatta is an aquatic carnival that includes sailing, rowing, and swimming events, as well as fireworks and parades. It is a holiday in Tasmania, Australia, and is held on the Derwint River in early February during Australia's summer season. Hobart is the capital of Tasmania, Australia's southernmost state. A similar holiday in northern Tasmania is observed on the first Monday in November and is called Recreation Day. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: ignoreflout, flaunt - Flout means "defy, ignore" and flaunt means "show off." More... ignore, disregard - Ignore is properly used of things that are present in one's surroundings; for things like rules, conventions, stipulations, and contracts, the right word is disregard. More... stet - Latin for "let it stand," a notation to ignore a correction made to a text. More... | |