September 10, 2012 2:05 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
commonly misunderstood terms,
commonly misused expressions,
eggcornsWhich is correct?
The percentages of salary raises in the industry __________ for IT employment prospects.
a. augurs well
b. all goes well
August 23, 2012 12:07 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
common grammar errors,
quotation marks,
quotation marks and punctuation,
when to set off words with quotation marksWhich would you use to advertise a sale?
a. "Excellent" deals on new and used iPhones!
b. Excellent deals on new and used iPhones!
c. Excellent deals on new and used iPhones!
August 21, 2012 2:11 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
AP style,
CIO,
grammar wars,
non-standard grammar,
verb tense,
verbsWhich is correct?
I'm cleaning up my Facebook account, unfriending people I don't know and the ones I wish I didn't know that have somehow ______ in.
a. snuck
b. sneaked
August 20, 2012 1:56 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
irony,
sarcasmWhich is correct?
Dear Mr. Gates:
I'd like to offer my congratulations on the
August 13, 2012 5:39 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
incorrection,
me/myself/I,
overcorrection,
personal pronounsWhich is correct?
Would you like Joe and _______ to attend the Tweetup in New York next week?
a. me
b. myself
c. I
Continued...
August 10, 2012 12:24 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
between or among,
CIO,
grammar,
grammar mythsWhich is correct?
Instead of choosing _______ Dropbox, Google Drive and
August 8, 2012 1:25 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
confusing words,
tech writing,
technology,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
An operating system (OS) is the ________ that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program,...
July 30, 2012 8:50 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
commonly confused words,
made-up words,
non-wordsWhich is correct?
The media is being __________ when it follows a vendor's lead and calls a blatant marketing event a "news conference."
a. ingenuous
b. disingenuous
