May 15, 2013 10:26 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Affectations,
Bryan A. Garner,
business jargon,
CIO,
word choice,
word meaningWhich is correct?
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___________________________, I’m attaching my tax records for the years 1987-2012.
a. Per your request
b. As per your request
c. As you requested |
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May 12, 2013 12:02 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
possession,
spelling holiday namesWhich is correct?
In honor of __________, we’ll be selling flowers in the lobby.
a. Mother’s Day
b. Mothers’ Day
c. Mothers Day
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May 11, 2013 9:10 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
commonly misused expressions,
malaphors,
meanings of common expressionsWhich is correct?
We’ll _____ that bridge when we come to it.
a. cross
b. burn
c. jump off
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May 8, 2013 6:10 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly misunderstood terms,
confused words,
eggcornsWhich is correct?
Debating climate change with steadfast contrarians is pointless because their ___________ beliefs are not based on scientific data.
a. underlining
b. underlying
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May 3, 2013 2:09 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused terms,
meanings of common expressionsWhich is correct?
I forgot to buy coffee last night and now this single cup will have to ___________ until the store opens.
a. tie me over
b. tide me over
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May 1, 2013 5:20 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
a or an,
Affectations,
CIO,
Google poll,
pronunciationWhich is correct?
The monument, built to resemble a giant iPhone, was created as _______ to Steve Jobs.
a. an homage
b. a homage
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April 23, 2013 10:26 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Anachronisms,
archaic words and phrases,
commonly misused expressions,
OED,
The Word DetectiveWhich is correct?
If you think you can rely on Microsoft Word’s grammar checker, you’ve got another _______ coming.
a. thing
b. think
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April 17, 2013 9:10 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
corporate communications,
weasel wordsWhich is correct?
__________ saved us $750,000 in payroll expenses.
a. A headcount reduction
b. Layoffs
c. Downsizing
d. Rightsizing
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April 11, 2013 12:48 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused words,
commonly misspelled words,
Errors in the media,
ESL,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
Poor Apple Maps. It took a ________ path, full of twists and turns that were not adequately described in the directions, ending in firings and apologies.
a. torturous
b. tortuous
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