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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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46 |
"Two bits" is a colloquial expression for 25 cents. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
10/31/08 |
|
47 |
The word "wherefore" in, "Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet means "why". |
Humanities > Linguistics |
09/25/08 |
|
48 |
Most words that end in "-ly" are adverbs, but lovely is a(n) adjective. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
09/04/08 |
|
49 |
The Euthyphro dilemma asks whether what is moral is commanded by God because it is moral, or if what is moral is moral because it is commanded by God. |
Humanities > Philosophy |
08/26/08 |
|
50 |
"Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can," was said by John Wesley. |
Humanities > Philosophy |
07/19/08 |
|
51 |
"Hope is a waking dream," was said by Aristotle. |
Humanities > Philosophy |
07/15/08 |
|
52 |
Georgia O'Keeffe painted "Oriental Poppies". |
Humanities > Art |
07/11/08 |
|
53 |
Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night. |
Humanities > Art |
07/08/08 |
|
54 |
"They're" is a contraction. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
06/17/08 |
|
55 |
In art, yellow, red, and blue are the three primary colors. |
Humanities > Art |
06/13/08 |
|
56 |
"Snuck", past tense of sneak, is not a word. "Sneaked" is correct. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
06/09/08 |
|
57 |
There are eight parts of speech in the English language. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
06/01/08 |
|
58 |
A/An noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
05/30/08 |
|
59 |
"Quickly" is a(n) adverb. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
05/30/08 |
|
60 |
A conjunction is used to join two clauses. |
Humanities > Linguistics |
05/29/08 |
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