Daily Content Archive
(as of Tuesday, July 3, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Identifying Indirect ObjectsAn indirect object is the person or thing who receives the direct object of the verb. Where do indirect objects appear in a sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 MayaIn Hinduism, Maya is recognized as a powerful force that creates the cosmic illusion that the phenomenal world is real. Seeing through the illusion is seen as a path to liberating the soul. Originally, the word was used to refer to the wizardry with which a god can make humans believe in an illusion. Maya is also the name of the Hindu goddess of illusion, and because of this association, it is a common girl's name in India. What other religion regards the physical world as illusory and unreal? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Quebec City Founded by Samuel de Champlain (1608)Frenchman Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City as a trading post at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and St. Charles rivers. From this and subsequent settlements Catholic missionaries, explorers, and fur traders pushed across N America. Begun with just 32 colonists, the city is now home to about 500,000. Most residents are of French descent, despite the fact that the area was ceded to the British in 1763. Because many continental explorations began in the region, Quebec is known as what? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (1908)Raised in California, Fisher moved to Dijon, France, after her first marriage. There, she was inspired by the gastronomist Brillat-Savarin, and her 1949 translation of his Physiology of Taste is considered a classic. She created a new literary genre with her culinary writing, producing witty essays evoking the pleasures of life and food in a graceful style. Her books include How to Cook a Wolf and The Gastronomical Me. Where did Fisher spend her last 20 years? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Examine your words well, and you will find that even when you have no motive to be false, it is a very hard thing to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings.George Eliot (1819-1880) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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on opposite sides of the barricade(s)— Occupying conflicting, opposing, and/or contrary positions on some issue or in some situation. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Bascarsija Nights (2025)One of Bosnia and Herzegovina's biggest events, Bascarsija Nights is a month-long celebration of culture. Artistic expressions ranging from street theatre to classical symphony make up this festival held in the country's capital, Sarajevo; one well-established tradition is the opening night performance by the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra. The remaining days are marked by events offering sophisticated entertainment—theatre, book readings, ballet, art exhibits—as well as popular fare like rock concerts, movie screenings, and folklore presentations. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: poorcacography - Bad handwriting or poor spelling. More... illegible, unreadable - Illegible refers to bad handwriting, while unreadable refers to poor writing. More... heterography, inorthography - Incorrect or poor spelling is heterography or inorthography. More... | |