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March 4, 2009  5:24 PM

Which is correct — flack or flak?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, flack or flak, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The CEO knew she was likely to get some ______ over her substantial bonus.
a. flak
b. flack

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March 3, 2009  7:32 PM

Prepositions — off or off of?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, double prepositions, grammar, off or off of, prepositions, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
It can take as long as a year before a product moves ______ the factory floor.
a. off of
b. off

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March 2, 2009  5:43 PM

Expressing numbers and percentages



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, numbers, numbers at first of sentence, percentages, ranges
typing Which is correct?
____________ of CCTV cameras in the U.K. are in public locations.
a. Ninety to 95 percent
b. Ninety to ninety-five percent

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February 20, 2009  5:01 PM

Which is correct — flush out or flesh out?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, flush out or flesh out, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The manager clapped me on the back and said, “Let’s get that contract signed and we can _____ out the details later.”
a. flesh
b. flush

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February 18, 2009  5:43 PM

Sums under a dollar — spell out?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, money, numbers, numerals, Quiz, sums
typing Which is correct?
The stock fell ______ to $45.50 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.
a. $0.75
b. 75 cents

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February 16, 2009  7:53 PM

Articles, acronyms and initialisms — use “a” or “an”?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
a or an, articles, Business writing, CIO, grammar, initialisms, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
___ USB drive offers a lot of advantages over older portable storage devices.
a. a
b. an

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February 13, 2009  5:46 PM

Which is correct — continual or continuous?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, continual or continuous, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
You can expect your direct supervisor to monitor your progress ___________.
a. continuously
b. continually

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February 3, 2009  4:22 PM

Grammar mistakes – between or among



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
between or among, CIO

I divide my social networking time _____ the MySpace, LinkedIn and Facebook sites.
a. between
b. among

Which is correct?

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January 30, 2009  3:28 PM

Writing for Business – apostrophes in academic degrees?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
academic degrees, apostrophes, Business writing, CIO, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The successful candidate will have a ___________ in Communications.
a. master’s degree
b. masters degree

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January 27, 2009  8:43 PM

Writing for Business – titles and capitalization



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, capitalization, CIO, Quiz, titles
typing Which is correct?
Our ______, Barack Obama, is actively exploring the potential of open source software for government use.
a. President
b. president

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