Daily Content Archive
(as of Thursday, November 12, 2020)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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uncorroborated
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Ordering Multiple Adverbs of the Same CategoryIf we use more than one adverb to describe a verb, there is a general order in which the different categories of adverbs should appear—this is known as the "order of adverbs." When we use multiple adverbs of the same category to modify the same verb, how do we order them? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Queen of ShebaSaid to have been a descendent of Abraham, the Queen of Sheba was a monarch of a biblical-era kingdom of great wealth, thought to be located near modern-day Yemen or Ethiopia. The story of her visit to King Solomon of Israel appears in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious texts and in Ethiopian legends, but the accounts vary widely. In some, she lavishes Solomon with gifts and challenges him with riddles. In others, she marries him or is converted by him. Who is said to have been their son? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Remains of Explorer Robert Scott and His Men Are Found in Antarctica (1912)The Scott party reached the South Pole in January 1912 after a grueling two-and-a-half month journey across Antarctica, only to find that another group had beaten them to it weeks earlier. On the return trek, Scott and his entire team died. Seven months later, a search party found their final camp, retrieved Scott's records, and buried the bodies under a cairn of snow. It is now believed that Scott was the last to die. In his final diary entry, written on March 29, Scott makes what request? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651?)Today considered one of the greatest lyric poets of colonial Mexico, Sor Juana abandoned her life as a favorite at the viceroy's court to join a convent at the age of 16. There, she immersed herself in learning. Criticized by her superiors, she penned a passionate defense of women's education that became a classic. Despite having earned wide acclaim as a poet, she ceased writing publicly under pressure from church officials. Devoted to spirituality in her final years, she died doing what? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Breed is stronger than pasture.George Eliot (1819-1880) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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talk to the hand— A rude interjection meant to interrupt and dismiss what another person is saying. (Sometimes written or spoken in longer forms, such as, "talk to the hand, because the face isn't listening," or the like.) More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Timor Santa Cruz Massacre Day (2025)The Santa Cruz Massacre Day remains among the most significant anniversaries for veterans of the Timorese independence movement, which was active during the Indonesian occupation between 1975 and 1999. In 1991, 271 protesters disappeared or were killed at the Santa Cruz cemetery in the Timor-Leste capital, Dili. That massacre sparked international outrage and kept the spotlight on the Indonesian occupation until it ended in 1999. The tone of the day remains mournful. During the occupation years, the Timorese often lit candles, and it was an occasion for public figures to rally the people. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: uproardonnybrook - Donnybrook is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, once famous for its annual fair and now used to describe a scene of uproar or disorder. More... hurly-burly - Turmoil or an uproar. More... rum - Once known as rumbo, rumbowling, rumbustion, or rumbullion—from a Devonshire word meaning "uproar." More... stampede - From Mexican Spanish estampida, "crash, uproar." More... | |