Tie me over vs. tide me over; also: the importance of fact-checking
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Which is correct?
I forgot to buy coffee last night and now this single cup will have to ___________ until the store opens.
a. tie me over
b. tide me over
Which is correct?
I forgot to buy coffee last night and now this single cup will have to ___________ until the store opens.
a. tie me over
b. tide me over
Which is correct?
Amid all the vendor hype, it's hard to understand the ________ benefits of cloud computing.
a. bona fide
b. bonified
Which is correct?
Microsoft has often been accused of ______ FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) to keep customers leery of switching to competitor's products.
a. sowing
b. sewing
Which is correct? IT consumerization represents a _______ change in the flow of technology innovation -- a complete reversal of the way it used to go. a....
Which is correct? The reason spam continues to make money for the people who send it is that a tiny number of recipients are _________ enough to respond to it. The trick is to send out a large enough volume...
It's a wonderful thing, in many ways, but the Internet has a lot to answer to in other areas -- grammar not the least of them. We've got eggcorns, words that were created from mistakes, and bizarre misunderstandings that the Web seems to spread, if not actively promote. Can you select the...
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In information technology, an ___________ specifies the overall structure, logical components, and the logical interrelationships of an information system.
a. architecture
b. infrastructure
Which is correct?
The iPhone cases that are retailing for $45 were manufactured for $1 ______.
a. a piece
b. apiece
Which is correct? "We don't know whether platform or service is the direction enterprises are going to go —...
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The copyright...
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