March 4, 2013 2:01 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
common grammar errors,
common misspellings,
SurprisesI have had quite a few surprises since I started writing this blog, back in 2008. Some posts were inspired by surprising facts and others by surprising use. In fact, had I just gone into search and looked for posts with the word “shocked” in them, I might have put this list together more...
February 5, 2013 12:30 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
archaic words and phrases,
common misspellings,
commonly confused terms,
Latin phrases,
legal words and phrasesWhich is correct?
Amid all the vendor hype, it's hard to understand the ________ benefits of cloud computing.
a. bona fide
b. bonified
January 7, 2013 5:35 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
archaic speech and grammar,
archaic words and phrases,
common misspellings,
common phrases,
grammar history
Which is correct?
If you're designing a ________ data center, green tech should be a priority.
a. brand-new
b....
December 3, 2012 3:26 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
common misspellings,
commonly misspelled words,
ESL,
Google poll
Which is correct?
Ray Bradbury was a _______ Luddite but he allowed Fahrenheit 451 to be produced as an eBook -- although it was only...
November 22, 2012 3:44 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
common misspellings,
commonly misspelled words,
Google poll
Which is correct?
How do you spell the name of that red plant you see everywhere during the holiday season?
a. pointsetta
b. poinsetta
c. poinsettia
d. pointsettia
November 11, 2012 7:22 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
common misspellings,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
_____ Over 25 percent of the time, this word is misspelled online.
a. Whoa!
b. Woah!
October 19, 2012 1:55 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
common misspellings,
spelling
Which is correct?
Publicly traded companies cannot legally _________ financial results.
a. withold
b. withhold
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October 9, 2012 7:14 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
common misspellings,
commonly confused words,
one word or two,
spelling,
the difference betweenWhich is correct?
The message from human resources asked if she could come for an interview __________ next week.
a. someday
b. some day
August 31, 2012 1:22 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
common misspellings,
commonly confused words,
ESL,
the difference between,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
The ________ variable is what is being measured in an experiment.
a. dependent
b. dependant
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