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Sep 3 2009   2:47PM GMT

Colons vs. semicolons



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, punctuation, colons / semicolons, Business writing, grammar, Quiz

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Which is correct?
The CEO cannot _____ he’s given so much slack that even his most dismal catastrophes are hailed as triumphs.
a. fail;
b. fail:

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Aug 26 2009   4:13PM GMT

Colons and semicolons



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, colons / semicolons, Business writing, punctuation, sentence structure, grammar, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
Every day, most people use one or more of these types of _______ estimation, educated guesses and common sense.
a. heuristics:
b. heuristics;

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