Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, July 27, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Inflection (Accidence)Inflection (also known as accidence or flection) is the way in which a word is changed or altered in form in order to achieve a new, specific meaning. What is declension? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Speaking in TonguesGlossolalia is the generally unintelligible speech produced by some schizophrenics or individuals in a state of trance-like religious excitement. In the latter context, "speaking in tongues" is often interpreted as a sign of possession by a supernatural spirit or conversation with divine beings. There are several references to the phenomenon in the New Testament, including an account of such an occurrence among followers of Jesus at Pentecost. What other religions practice forms of glossolalia? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Korean War Veterans Memorial Dedicated (1995)The Korean War Memorial is located on the US National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. Dedicated on the 42nd anniversary of the armistice ending the war, the memorial honors the American men and women who served in the conflict. The memorial is laid out in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. Within the triangle are 19 statues of military personnel, representing a squad on patrol in the Korean landscape. A granite wall nearby bears what message? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Hilaire Belloc (1870)Belloc was an important English author in the early 20th century. A highly versatile writer, he is best remembered for his light verse, particularly for children, and for his lucid and graceful essays. He wrote from the Roman Catholic viewpoint, and his views on Protestantism and Islam, which he called major heresies and threats to the "Church Universal," made him a somewhat controversial figure. What was Belloc's rather tongue-in-cheek response to the question of why he wrote so prolifically? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Nothing can be so quick and sudden as the operations of the mind, especially when hope, or fear, or jealousy, to which the two others are but journeymen, set it to work.Henry Fielding (1707-1754) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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white coat hypertension— A phenomenon in which a patient experiences elevated blood pressure around medical professionals. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Marlboro Music Festival (2022)It was the noted violinist Adolf Busch who came up with the idea of establishing a community for musicians that would free them from the pressures and restrictions of concert life. Every summer since 1951, artists from all over the world have gathered in Marlboro, Vermont, to exchange musical ideas. The Marlboro Music School, which holds an eight-week session each summer, is primarily a place where students can study contemporary and classical chamber music. During the festival, the general public has an opportunity to hear the results of their collaborations. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: specialartificial language - An invented language, as opposed to a hereditary one, intended for a special use, as in international communication, a secret society, or computer programming. More... auspicious, propitious - Auspicious implies success in the future, while propitious means favorable conditions are present; auspicious means promising or of good omen—not just special or memorable. More... niche product - A product that is made and marketed for use in a small and specialized but profitable market. More... | |