February, 2010

jive, jibe or gibe?

Which is correct? Business intelligence systems can only work if data _____ throughout the enterprise's systems. a. jives b. jibes c. gibes

Expeditious or expedient?

Which is correct? The colocation service provider promised to deal with all issues _____________. a. expeditiously b. expediently

Are you empathic or empathetic?

Which is correct? Bad customer service news spreads like wildfire on Twitter. The wise company deals with customer complaints in an __________ manner. a. empathic b. empathetic

Free rein or free reign?

Which is correct? The advance warning of restrictions gave credit card companies __________ to find new ways to gouge consumers. a. free rein b. free reign

Is majority plural or singular?

Which is correct? A majority of CIOs ___ either using or considering SaaS products. a. is b. are

The first Valentine

“For this was on Seynt Valentynes day, Whan every foul...       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend February 12, 2010  1:22 PM Effect vs. affect; amorous cats Posted by: Ivy Wigmore affect vs. effect, Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, emotional intelligence, grammar, Quiz, word meanings Which is correct? A manager's level of emotional intelligence _______ the entire office. a. effects b. affects Continued »       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend February 9, 2010  1:34 PM Accomodate or accommodate? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore accommodate or accomodate, Agile projects, Business writing, CIO, commonly misspelled words, grammar, Quiz, spelling Which is correct? According to Mike Cohn, Agile planning ___________ change by recognizing that it will occur. a. accommodates b. accomodates       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend February 5, 2010  1:49 PM substantial vs. substantive Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, grammar, ICANN, Quiz, RIR, substantive vs. substantial Which is correct? They felt the report was unclear and requested a new plan defining __________ changes rather than broad, ill-defined goals. a. substantial b. substantive       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend February 4, 2010  4:07 PM Continuous delivery or continual? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Add new tag, Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, continual or continuous, grammar, medical telemetry, wireless, word choice Which is correct? Intravenous systems enable _________ delivery of medication, which is often more beneficial to the patient than the intermittent delivery of oral medications. a. continuous b. continual       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend 12NEXT 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