Daily Content Archive

(as of Saturday, March 26, 2022)
Word of the Day

paradigm

Definition:(noun) One that serves as a pattern or model.
Synonyms:epitome, prototype
Usage: Their company is a paradigm of the small high-tech firms that have recently sprung up in this area.
Daily Grammar Lesson

Forming Contractions

When two words are combined to form a contraction, we use an apostrophe as a substitute for the letter or letters that are removed as a result. Most commonly, it is the second word in the group that is shortened. What is this shortened word known as? More...
Article of the Day

Ramadan

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a time for self-examination and increased religious devotion. During this period, devout Muslims abstain from food, drink, smoking, and sex from sunrise to sunset. This holiest season in the Islamic year commemorates the time when the Qur'an is said to have been revealed to Muhammad. Although fasting during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars—fundamental religious duties—of Islam, the requirement to fast is relaxed for whom? More...
This Day in History

Heaven's Gate Cult Members Found Dead (1997)

Established in 1972, Heaven's Gate was a cult that advocated self-renunciation, to the point of castration, as preparation for the "transition" to a new life on a spaceship, which adherents believed was trailing behind the comet Hale-Bopp. As the comet made its closest approach to Earth, 39 members of the group committed suicide. Authorities found the dead lying neatly in their bunk beds, dressed identically and wearing armbands that read "Heaven's Gate Away Team." Who was their leader? More...
Today's Birthday

Robert Frost (1874)

Perhaps the most popular and beloved of 20th-century American poets, Frost wrote of the character, people, and landscape of New England. Rooted in the New England landscape, yet deeply symbolic, his work is concerned with human tragedies and fears, the complexities of life, and the ultimate acceptance of one's burdens. Frost was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times—in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. He recited a poem at the inauguration of which US president? More...
Quotation of the Day
Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleeve of care The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Idiom of the Day

in all honesty

In one's sincere opinion; without any disingenuousness. More...
Today's Holiday

Bangladesh Independence Day (2024)

This public holiday celebrates the declaration of independence of the state of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971. When India gained independence from Britain in 1947, the region that is now Bangladesh became East Pakistan, and was governed together with West Pakistan as one country. By early 1971, differences between East and West Pakistan had led to war. When India entered the war in November, independence was assured. Bangladeshis observe this national holiday in the capital city of Dhaka with memorial ceremonies, a boat race on the Buriganga river, and other festivities. More...
Word Trivia

Today's topic: lighter

dinner, supper - Dinner is the main meal of the day; supper is the last meal of the day and lighter than dinner. More...

short crust - Lighter and crispier than regular pastry crust. More...

spring roll - Smaller than egg rolls, they traditionally have a lighter, more delicate pastry wrap. More...

etiolate - Become whiter or lighter, especially by not getting enough light. More...

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