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  • The third moon landing

    The third moon landing

    Did you know that on February 9th the Apollo 14 returned to Earth after the third manned moon landing? Other Events 1825 – After no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States. 1942 – [...]

  • Word of the Day: Pedantic

    Word of the Day: Pedantic

    Pedantic adj. Of or like a pedant. 1. Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules: “A pedantic attention to details.” Em português Pedante, afetado.

  • Quote of the Day: “A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal”

    Quote of the Day: “A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal”

    Winston Churchill

  • The first Vice President chosen by the Senate

    The first Vice President chosen by the Senate

    Did you know that on February 8th the Disney California Adventure Park was opened to the public? Other Events 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated. 1922 – The first radio is introduced in the White House. 1924 – The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place. 1837 [...]

  • A Língua Inglesa na Escola

    A Língua Inglesa na Escola

    A coleção Discurso e Ensino é voltada para professores de Ensino Fundamental e Médio, e tem por objetivo contribuir para o diálogo em torno de práticas a serem desenvolvidas em sala de aula. A linguagem, e suas diversas formas, é o foco das discussões, pois é com a materialidade da linguagem que o professor de [...]

  • Word of the Day: Doyenne

    Word of the Day: Doyenne

    Doyenne (noun) A woman who is the senior member of a group, class, or profession. Origin Doyenne comes from the Old French word deien , which is also the root of the word dean. The suffix -enne is a French suffix for a personal female noun. Quotes Inspector Neele propounded to himself three separate highly [...]

  • Today’s Slang: x2

    Today’s Slang: x2

    x2: A notation added to the end of a word to denote a double meaning. Note: This is typically a written (as opposed to spoken) expression, and it is usually contained within parentheses. Example: Sally: On Friday I went to the store to pick up something to eat (x2). In this case, Sally did indeed [...]

  • Celebrity Joke

    Celebrity Joke

    Q. What did Michael Jackson say to Woody Allen? A. Got two fives for a ten? …

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