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Sep 29 2008 12:20PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, grammar, breach/breech, commonly confused words
Quiz: Writing for business — breach or breech?
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, grammar, breach/breech, commonly confused words
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Which is correct? In the aftermath of a security ________, most corporations develop best practices to prevent a recurrence. a. breach b. breech |
Answer: a
A breach is a break; a breech is the rear part of something, such as where bullets are loaded in the barrel of a gun. Here’s an easy way to remember this one: Breach is the word break, substituting ch for k.
Breeches, of course, is also another word for pants. And security breeches would be something altogether different.
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