Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, May 20, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Adjective + "of"Because there are no distinct rules for determining how adjectives combine with prepositions, the best way to learn correct adjective and preposition combinations is by memorizing some of the most common pairings. What can be identified by an adjective paired with the preposition "of"? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 DyslexiaDyslexia is a developmental disability that inhibits recognition and processing of graphic symbols, particularly those pertaining to language. The condition is often diagnosed in childhood, as the symptoms—trouble reading, reversing words and letters, writing illegibly—become evident in the classroom. To a dyslexic, d may be seen as b or was as saw. Though dyslexia's underlying cause is unknown, it appears to be heritable to some degree. When was it first identified? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Shake-Speares Sonnets First Published (1609)Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets in his lifetime. Likely written sometime in the 1590s, the majority of the poems were first published in a 1609 work titled Shake-Speares Sonnets. The first 126 of the 154 sonnets are addressed to a young man whose identity has long intrigued scholars. The publisher, Thomas Thorpe, wrote a dedication to the first edition in which he claimed that a person with the initials WH had inspired the sonnets. What are some theories about who the man might have been? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Dolley Madison (1768)Dolley Madison was the wife of US President James Madison, whom she married in 1794, after the death of her first husband. Noted for her magnificence as a hostess as well as for her charm, Dolley was an extremely popular first lady and was a great asset to Madison's political career. During the War of 1812, she saved many state papers and a portrait of George Washington from the advancing British soldiers. Why did she perform the duties of the first lady during Thomas Jefferson's administration? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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have (something) going for (one)— To have something that is favorable, beneficial, or advantageous to one. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Cameroon National Day (2024)National Day is a public holiday commemorating the people's vote to establish a united Republic of Cameroon on May 20, 1972. This day is also known as Constitution Day. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: nakedgymnasium - A school where Greek youths were given athletic training while naked (gymnos). More... hare, rabbit, jackrabbit - Hares live in the open and bear young that have fur at birth, while rabbits live in burrows and bear young that are naked at birth; jackrabbits are hares, not rabbits. More... stark naked - A corruption of start naked, from Anglo-Saxon steort, "tail" —as it described being naked to the tail. More... stag - To go in stag meant to "go naked," which influenced the later "stag party." More... | |