March 10, 2010 1:42 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
beacon call,
beck and call,
beckon call,
beckoned call,
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly misspelled words,
commonly misunderstood phrases,
eggcorn,
grammar,
meanings,
QuizWhich is correct?
Top Security Specialists offers the best in personal service and puts our R&D at your ___________.
a. beck and call
b. beckon call
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March 9, 2010 1:30 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
double negatives,
grammar,
neither / nor,
nor,
Quiz,
tricky grammar questionsWhich is correct?
We didn’t manage to meet our first energy conservation target date — ____ even the second one.
a. nor
b. or
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March 8, 2010 2:29 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
dependent clauses,
grammar,
meaning,
Quiz,
referencesWhich is correct?
A business rules engine allows users to specify logic to a computer, ________________________
a. which will then be executed.
b. which will then execute it.
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March 5, 2010 1:50 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
grammar,
minuscule vs. miniscule,
Quiz,
spellingWhich is correct?
According to PCWorld, __________ transistors will some day power portable supercomputers.
a. miniscule
b. minuscule
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March 3, 2010 2:30 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
backward or backwards,
backward-compatible or backwards-compatible,
Business writing,
CIO,
grammar,
Quiz,
spellingWhich is correct?
The new high-bandwidth cabling system was designed to be ____________ with existing technology.
a. backward-compatible
b. backwards-compatible
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March 1, 2010 6:00 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
gamut vs. gauntlet,
grammar,
Quiz,
word meantingsWhich is correct?
Household applications that could be powered by fuel cells run the ______ from lamps to slow cookers.
a. gamut
b. gauntlet
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February 24, 2010 4:07 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused terms,
grammar,
jibe or jive,
Quiz,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
Business intelligence systems can only work if data _____ throughout the enterprise’s systems.
a. jives
b. jibes
c. gibes
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February 23, 2010 2:08 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
colocation,
commonly confused words,
expeditious or expedient,
grammar,
Quiz,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
The colocation service provider promised to deal with all issues _____________.
a. expeditiously
b. expediently
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February 18, 2010 1:02 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
customer service,
emotional intelligence,
empathic or empathetic,
grammar,
Quiz,
TwitterWhich 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
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