Daily Content Archive
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Defining the Future Perfect Continuous TenseLike the future perfect tense, we use the future perfect continuous tense (also known as the "future perfect progressive tense") to indicate how long something has been happening once a future moment in time is reached. It can also be used in this way to indicate what? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Congreve RocketAfter the British first encountered rocketry in the 1790s in India during the Mysore Wars, Sir William Congreve was asked to develop a similar weapon for Britain. He created the Congreve rocket, which was guided by a long pole, much like a bottle rocket—and was similarly unpredictable. Still, its relatively long range of 2 miles (3 kilometers) was unprecedented, and it had a major impact on the development of modern warfare. What famous American song was inspired by Congreve rockets in action? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Belfast Agreement Signed (1998)The Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement, was a major step in the Northern Ireland (NI) peace process. Signed by the British and Irish governments and endorsed by most of NI's political parties, it secured the commitment of all parties to "exclusively democratic and peaceful means of resolving differences on political issues" and provided for extensive Home Rule in the province. How did vague wording in some of the agreement's provisions help ensure its acceptance? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Max von Sydow (1929)Max von Sydow is an internationally acclaimed Swedish actor who is known in particular for a number of film collaborations with his mentor, director Ingmar Bergman, including his iconic chess match with Death in The Seventh Seal. Von Sydow honed his acting skills on both stage and screen in Scandinavia before starring in many Hollywood films, such as The Exorcist. He has twice been nominated for an Academy Award but has yet to win one. What are some of his most recent film roles? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil—and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty.Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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spring fever— A feeling of often restless excitement or exuberance coinciding with the onset of warmer spring weather. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Salvation Army Founder's Day (2022)April 10 is the day on which William Booth (1829-1912), founder of the international religious and charitable movement known as The Salvation Army, was born in Nottingham, England. With the help of his wife, Catherine, he established the East London Revival Society, which soon became known as the Christian Mission and later The Salvation Army. Although Booth's birthday is observed to varying degrees at Salvation Army outposts around the world, a major celebration was held on the organization's centennial in 1965. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: taxexcise - As in tax, it is from Middle Dutch excijs, from Latin accensum, "to tax." More... tax - From Latin taxare, "censure, charge, or compute." More... toll - Traces back to Greek telos, "tax." More... disposable income, surplus income - Disposable income or surplus income is what you have left after taxes and other government obligations—i.e. what you have left to live on. More... | |