Daily Content Archive
(as of Wednesday, June 27, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Viewpoint Adverbs and Sentence PlacementViewpoint adverbs are used to indicate whose point of view is being expressed, or to specify what aspect of something one is talking about. Where do viewpoint adverbs usually appear in a sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 TapirsFound in the jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia, tapirs are large, nocturnal, herbivorous mammals with short, prehensile snouts. Though tapirs are somewhat piglike in appearance, they are not related to pigs. Their closest relatives are, in fact, odd-toed ungulates like horses and rhinoceroses. Tapirs that have access to a water source are known to spend a good deal of time swimming and even submerge underwater to feed and to allow fish to do what? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 World's First ATM Installed in Enfield, London (1967)ATMs, or automated teller machines, can be used by bank customers to process several different kinds of account transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, and fund transfers, and to review account statements and balances. Most consider the world's first ATM to be the one invented by John Shepherd-Barron and installed by Barclays Bank in North London on June 27, 1967. However, a mechanical bank deposit box, arguably an ATM, was installed in New York how many years earlier? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Vera Wang (1949)As a girl, Wang trained as a figure skater. However, after failing to make the US Olympic team, she turned to fashion. She served as senior fashion editor for Vogue for 16 years and as a design director for Ralph Lauren for two before opening her own design salon in 1990. Now a successful fashion designer, Wang has created wedding gowns for the rich and famous as well as costumes for Olympic figure skaters. Which US football team's cheerleading squad sports uniforms designed by Wang? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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good going— An informal expression of praise for having done something well. (It can also be used sarcastically to mean the opposite.) More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Djibouti Independence Day (2023)On this day in 1977, Djibouti gained autonomy from France, after more than 100 years under French rule. It is observed as a national holiday. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: shoulderhobo - A style of handbag or purse that is typically large and characterized by a crescent shape, a slouchy posture and a long strap designed to wear over the shoulder. More... lane - A narrow, often bucolic, path that lacks a shoulder or median; it can also be a division of a larger road. More... jowl - The head and shoulders of certain fishes, such as salmon and sturgeon. More... trousseau - The French diminutive of truss or bundle—the thing that tramps or runaways carry tied to a stick over their shoulders. More... | |