Mr. Sethi's prose, always lucid, often soars to illuminate the quotidian. A paradoxical hybrid looks at how organizational members dealt with contradicting forms in quotidian practices. In Hinduism, suggests Alper, the function of mantras shifted from the quotidian to redemptive. In brief tableaux, we see the parishioners and Teresa going about their quotidian lives. Hippocrates described periodic fevers, labelling them tertian, quartan, subtertian and quotidian. The habitual present or customary present or quotidian tense is formed from base 1. Instead, his parables point elegant moral lessons drawn from more quotidian "human" life. His work focuses on "translating quotidian data into meaningful objects and experiences". Bruegel's subjects became more quotidian and his style observational. Church liturgy and even quotidian conversations were in Gaelic for many years. Barbauld's "Lessons" also illustrates mother and child engaging in quotidian activities and taking nature walks. The nundinal cycle formed a rhythm within quotidian Roman life. He himself differentiated between his principled stance and quotidian conduct. "Slacker Cats" is about two cats and their quotidian, strange and outrageous adventures. Reviewers celebrated McEwan's dissection of the quotidian and his talent for observation and description.