October 2, 2009 2:02 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commas,
commas to set off occupations,
grammar,
punctuation,
QuizWhich is correct?
Bookmarklets are just one of the Web-related interests of ____________ Steve Kangas.
a. the mathematician,
b. the mathematician
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October 1, 2009 2:19 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly misused expressions,
grammar,
homophones,
QuizWhich is correct?
According to some experts, RATs are the most dangerous creatures to _________________
a. come down the pipe.
b. come down the pike.
Continued »
September 30, 2009 4:41 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commas,
grammar,
including,
punctuation,
Quiz,
such asWhich is correct?
We have received expressions of concern about wiretap Trojans from various _________ the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Privacy Coalition.
a. groups, including
b. groups including
Continued »
September 29, 2009 5:23 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
collective nouns,
grammar,
Quiz,
subject-verb agreementWhich is correct?
As the prevalence of VoIP increases, so ____ the number of attempts to exploit it.
a. do
b. does
Continued »
September 28, 2009 2:41 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
commonly misused expressions,
grammar,
homophones,
Quiz,
tact / tackWhich is correct?
When we learned that our relaxed approach to VoIP security made us more vulnerable to corporate espionage, we decided it was time to take a different ____.
a. tack
b. tact
Continued »
September 25, 2009 12:59 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
decades,
grammar,
plural dates,
pluralization,
QuizWhich is correct?
The IEEE was formed in the _____ when the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) combined.
a. 1960′s
b. 1960s
Continued »
September 24, 2009 11:17 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
jargon,
marketing terms,
QuizWhich is correct?
We will be pricing the system ________ to get a jump on the market.
a. competitively
b. aggressively
Continued »
September 23, 2009 12:47 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
commonly misused words,
compose / comprise,
grammar,
Quiz,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
An ODS may be ___________ various types of data that must connect to different components of an information system.
a. composed of
b. comprised of
Continued »
September 22, 2009 1:30 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly misunderstood terms,
deadlines,
forward / back,
grammar,
Quiz,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
The compliance deadline has been moved forward, so all reporting is due two months _____ than the original date.
a. later
b. earlier
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