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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Using Suffixes to Create NounsNominalization refers to the creation of a noun from verbs or adjectives. Most of the time, nouns are created from other parts of speech through the use of suffixes. What are suffixes? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Death WailThe death wail is a cry of mourning performed ritually in response to the death of a loved one. Though found in numerous cultures, it is closely associated with Australian Aboriginal peoples. Some accounts of the death wail describe its presence in conjunction with fighting and disputes. For instance, Edward Eyre, a British colonial administrator in 19th-century Australia, documented its usage between members of two rival tribes. Where can you listen to an 1898 recording of a death wail? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 US President Ronald Reagan Is Shot (1981)Just 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington, DC, along with three others. The would-be assassin, John Hinckley, Jr., was motivated by an obsession with actress Jodie Foster and the film Taxi Driver. Reagan soon recovered, and Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to a psychiatric facility. While Reagan was hospitalized, Secretary of State Alexander Haig made a controversial statement about presidential succession. What did he say? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Vincent van Gogh (1853)Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch postimpressionist artist whose paintings include some of the world's best known, most popular, and most valuable pieces in the world today. Yet, only one of his paintings was sold while he lived. The majority of the works for which he is best known were produced in 29 months of frenzied activity and intermittent bouts with epileptic seizures and profound despair that tragically ended in suicide. What iconic painting did van Gogh complete while in a mental hospital? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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derring-do— Heroic, brave, or daring deeds or spirit, especially when referring to swordplay or other action-adventure scenarios. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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.svg.png) Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day (2023)This national holiday, instituted in 1996, honors an African-American religious sect once outlawed in Trinidad and Tobago. The Spiritual Baptists originally came to the islands as former American slaves. Their style of worship combines African and Baptist beliefs and practices, and services include bell ringing and shouting. In 1917, the government forbade the group from practicing their religion; this law was overturned in 1951. Their national holiday honors the Spiritual Baptists' long struggle against religious persecution. It is observed with speeches and religious services. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: interchangeablealthough, though - Although and though are interchangeable as conjunctions, but to start a clause, use although. More... fungible - Interchangeable, returnable, or easily replaced. More... convertible - If terms are interchangeable or synonymous, they are convertible. More... inalienable, unalienable - Inalienable and unalienable are interchangeable for "unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor." More... | |