Daily Content Archive
(as of Wednesday, April 15, 2020)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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high-and-mighty
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Declension with AdjectivesAdjectives are inflected when we want to form comparisons between two people or things (comparative adjectives), or to identify the person or thing with the highest degree of a characteristic among a group (superlative adjectives). What is the progression of inflection for adjectives known as? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 KomitasKomitas was an Armenian composer, conductor, and ethnomusicologist now regarded as the founder of modern Armenian classical music. Orphaned as a boy, he was educated at Echmiadzin Seminary and ordained a priest. After establishing a choir at the monastery, he went to Berlin to study music. Upon his return, he traveled around Armenia collecting thousands of folk songs, many of which he adapted for choirs. Why do some consider him a martyr of the 1915 Armenian genocide, even though he survived it? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language Published (1755)Written by literary scholar Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language was the first comprehensive English lexicographical work ever undertaken and is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language. Remarkably, Johnson completed the work nearly single-handedly over a period of nine years. Unlike most modern lexicographers, he introduced humor into a number of his more than 42,000 definitions. What are some examples? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Bessie Smith (1894)When Smith was just a teen, she became the protégée of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, one of the earliest blues singers. After making recordings, she quickly became the favorite singer of the jazz public. The power and somber beauty of her voice, coupled with songs representing every variety of the blues, earned her the title "Empress of the Blues." Numerous critics have regarded her as the greatest of all jazz artists, and her fame increased enormously after her death in what tragic accident? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 To know, to esteem, to love, and then to part,Makes up life's tale to many a feeling heart! Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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(the) elephant in the room— An obvious truth or fact, especially one regarded as embarrassing or undesirable, that is being intentionally ignored or left unaddressed. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Jackie Robinson Day (2023)Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated throughout Major League Baseball (MLB) in honor of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play professional baseball in the MLB. On April 15, 1947, Robinson played his first professional game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. To commemorate Robinson's achievements, activities are planned each year at all MLB stadiums on April 15th. Home teams coordinate activities for the tribute, which may include pre-game award presentations, special guests throwing the first pitch, prizes for fans, and appearances by other legendary baseball stars. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: verticalvertical tasting - Wine tasting in order of year of vintage. More... lateral thinking, vertical thinking - Lateral thinking is illogical; vertical thinking is logical. More... ordinate, abscissa - The ordinate or Y axis is vertical; the abscissa or X axis is horizontal. More... vertical integration - The merging of companies that are within the chain of companies that handle a single item from raw material production to retail sale. More... | |