March, 2009

Common Grammar Mistakes – idomatic expressions

Which is correct? They not only offer clients accurate data insights, they allow them to _________ if the campaign isn't working. a. change tack b. change tact

Common Grammar Mistakes – idiomatic expressions

Which is correct? We have been directed to _________ on cost-cutting initiatives. a. home in b. hone in Continued »

Common Grammar Mistakes – Pronouns

Which is correct? Microsoft has announced that ________ testing a new search engine called Kumo. a. it is b. they are Continued »

Plurals and possessives

Which is correct? According to your contract, you're required to give _________ notice. a. two weeks b. two...       2 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend March 4, 2009  5:24 PM Which is correct — flack or flak? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, flack or flak, Quiz Which is correct? The CEO knew she was likely to get some ______ over her substantial bonus. a. flak b....       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend March 3, 2009  7:32 PM Prepositions — off or off of? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Business writing, CIO, double prepositions, grammar, off or off of, prepositions, Quiz Which is correct? It can take as long as a year before a product moves ______ the factory floor. a. off...       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend March 2, 2009  5:43 PM Expressing numbers and percentages Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Business writing, CIO, numbers, numbers at first of sentence, percentages, ranges Which is correct? ____________ of CCTV cameras in the U.K. are in public locations. a. Ninety to 95...       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend PREV12 About This Blog Is your grammar as good as your code? Take our daily quiz and brush up your written communication skills! >> READ MORE ABOUT THIS BLOG Browse This Blog’s Tags acronyms and initialisms, adjectives, agreement, a or an, apostrophes, AP style, archaic speech and grammar, archaic words and phrases, Business writing, capitalization, CIO, commas, common grammar errors, commonly confused terms, commonly confused words, commonly misspelled words, commonly misunderstood phrases, commonly misunderstood terms, commonly misused expressions, commonly misused phrases, commonly misused words, common misspellings, compound words, eggcorns, ESL, grammar, grammar wars, hyphenation, less or fewer, me/myself/I, meanings of common expressions, misplaced modifiers, money, numbers, numerals, one word or two, percentages, personal pronouns, plural/singular, pluralization, possessives, pronouns, punctuation, Quiz, sentence structure, spelling, subject-verb agreement, verbs, word choice, word meanings Archives May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 March 2012 October 2011 August 2011 June 2011 May 2011 March 2011 February 2011 December 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 Blog Roll ITKE Community Blog Overheard in the tech blogosphere Our Latest Discovery Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips Everything Language and Grammar The Word Blog Editage The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks Motivated Grammar Mark Allen (@EditorMark) The Grumpy Grammarian Impertinent remarks Worthless Words for the Day Help Subscribe to Alerts RSS feed of Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog hidden modal window Community Blog | About Us | Contact Us | FAQ | Terms of Use | DMCA Policy TechTarget provides enterprise IT professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective IT purchase decisions and managing their organization's IT projects - with its network of technology-specific Web sites, events and magazines. All Rights Reserved, Copyright 1999-2013, TechTarget | Read our Privacy Policy Questions and Answers Index 1 | Questions and Answers Index 2 | IT Topics Index 1 | IT Topics Index 2 | Blogs Index | Blogs Tags