October 30, 2012 8:16 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
capitalization,
capitalization and job titles
Which is correct?
The CEO is often the _______ of the company.
a. President
b. president
October 29, 2012 1:52 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
Quiz,
tech writingThe first word transmitted on the Internet, on Oct. 29, 1969, was "lo." The funny thing is, it was accidental. What word did they intend to type?
October 29, 2012 11:27 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
grammar quiz,
grammatical terms,
Lewis Carroll,
word meaningWhich is correct?
What do you call words like phablet, Kinect and electrocute, that are each made up of parts of two words?
a. retronyms
b. portmanteaus
c. anacronyms
Bonus questions: What two words are each of those made from?
a. phablet = ______ + ________
b....
October 26, 2012 3:03 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
Greek,
word meanings
Which is correct?
Phablets are among ________ new gadgets introduced in the last few years.
a. myriad
b. a myriad of
October 24, 2012 1:08 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
dependent clauses,
sentence structure,
what does this sentence mean?
What's wrong with this sentence?
Windows Server 2012 is the latest version of Windows Server, formerly named Windows Server 8.
October 22, 2012 8:50 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
word meanings,
writing for businessI was writing about linkbaiting today, the practice of trying to entice readers to link to your content. Of course, the best link bait is good content. But high-quality content is no longer sufficient with the...
October 19, 2012 1:55 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
common misspellings,
spelling
Which is correct?
Publicly traded companies cannot legally _________ financial results.
a. withold
b. withhold
Continued »
October 17, 2012 2:45 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
busines writing,
CIO,
flamebait,
jargon,
jargon glossary,
non-words,
tech writing,
verbing
I'm carrying on from yesterday's post on decisioning, which generated some heated responses. The
October 16, 2012 1:31 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
jargon,
jargon glossary,
verbing,
worthless words,
writing
Which is correct?
Business activity monitoring provides an immediate real-time monitoring and ____________ capability.
a. decisioning
b. decision-making
