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January 13, 2009  2:54 PM

Writing for Business – first come, first served or first-come-first-served?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
adjectival phrases, Business writing, CIO, hyphenation

typing Which is correct? A limited number of hard copies are available; you can pick them up on a _______________...

January 9, 2009  8:30 PM

Writing for Business — elusive or illusive?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, Quiz, spelling

typing Which is correct? Although we went over archived emails until 11 p.m., the record we were looking for was...


December 30, 2008  10:22 PM

Writing for business – New Year’s, New Years or New Years’ Eve?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, possessives, Quiz

noisemaker.jpg Which is correct? After the celebrations of ____________, January 1 seems like an excellent choice for...


December 29, 2008  7:50 PM

Writing for business – copywrite or copyright?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, copyright or copywrite, grammar, Quiz

Which is correct? According to the Berne ________ convention, all content created since April 1989 is protected, whether or not that...


December 23, 2008  12:35 PM

Writing for business – principal or principle?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, principle or principal, Quiz, spelling

Which is correct? The _______ reason a company switches to VoIP is to save money. a. principle b. principal
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December 22, 2008  5:22 PM

Writing for business – wreckless or reckless



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, spelling

Which is correct? The bank's ________ lending practices are at least partly to blame for its current financial woes. a. reckless b. wreckless

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December 17, 2008  8:31 PM

Writing for business – trouper or trooper?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, Quiz, trooper or trouper

Which is correct? Ellen is a real _______, always doing whatever needs to be done to move a project along. a. trooper b....


December 14, 2008  11:48 PM

Writing for business — a majority is or a majority are?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, grammar, is / are, plural/singular, subject-verb agreement

Which is correct? A 95 percent majority ____ opposed to scheduling meetings for after 5 p.m. a. is b. are
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December 10, 2008  6:08 PM

Writing for business – indefinite pronouns



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
agreement, CIO, indefinite pronoun

None of you _________ responsibility for this spagetti code fiasco? a. accept b. accepts Answer: b Explanation: None is an indefinite pronoun that can be either singular or plural, depending on sentence context. When none is used to mean "not a single one of you," it is singular and...


December 8, 2008  3:48 PM

Writing for business – comma splice



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO

Which is correct? Wireshark can examine traffic at a variety of ______ its flexibility makes it a valuable tool for...