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June 12, 2009 3:57 PM

Which is correct — guage or gauge?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

Business writing, CIO, commonly misspelled words, gauge or guage, Quiz

Which is correct?
A beta release allows developers to _____ the quality of a product before general release.
a. gauge
b. guage

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June 10, 2009 9:09 PM

Which is correct — ones or one’s?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

apostrophes, Business writing, CIO, one's or ones, personal pronouns, personal pronouns and possession, Quiz

Which is correct?
Personality profiling, in theory at least, should ensure that ____ traits are a good fit for a position.
a. one’s
b. ones

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June 9, 2009 10:09 PM

The Oxford Comma (AKA the serial comma)

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

Business writing, CIO, commas, Oxford comma, punctuation, Quiz, serial comma

Which is correct?
Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion _________________.
a. testing, and red teaming
b. testing and red teaming

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June 9, 2009 10:16 AM

Which is correct — less or fewer?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

Business writing, CIO, less or fewer, numbers, Quiz

Which is correct?
According to Lockheed’s rules, the ____ people involved in a skunkworks project, the better.
a. less
b. fewer

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June 8, 2009 3:56 PM

Which is correct — like minded or like-minded?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

Business writing, CIO, compound adjectives, hyphenation, like-minded or like minded, Quiz

Which is correct?
Although it’s mostly thought of as a professional networking site, LinkedIn is also a good venue for communicating with ___________ individuals.
a. like minded
b. like-minded

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June 5, 2009 5:37 PM

Which is correct — ingenious or ingenuous?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, commonly misspelled words, ingenious or ingenuous, Quiz, spelling

Which is correct?
Many e-readers have ________ energy-saving features to lengthen the time between charges.
a. ingenuous
b. ingenious

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June 4, 2009 2:38 PM

Which is correct — illusion, allusion or elusion?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

allusion, Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, illusion and elusion, Quiz, spelling, words that sound the same

Which is correct?
Atom was chosen as the name for the processor as an _________ to the tiny but powerful particle of the physical world.
a. allusion
b. illusion
c. elusion

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June 3, 2009 3:35 PM

Sums under a dollar

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

Business writing, CIO, money, Quiz, sums of money under a dollar

Which is correct?
The Wall Street Journal wants to implement a micropayments system in which accessing a single article could cost as little as _____.
a. $0.02
b. 2 cents
c. two cents

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June 1, 2009 8:38 PM

Subject – verb agreement and the parenthetical phrase

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

Business writing, CIO, is/are, Quiz, subject/verb agreement

Which is correct?
Easy administration, as well as greater security, ___ expected when you install an IP surveillance system.
a. is
b. are

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