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Nov 18 2009   4:08PM GMT

“Preventive” or “preventative?”



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, preventive / preventative, commonly confused words, Business writing, Quiz, grammar

Which is correct?
The Red Flags Rule legislation was created as a __________ measure against identity theft.
a. preventative
b. preventive
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Sep 28 2009   2:41PM GMT

Take a different tact — or tack?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, grammar, homophones, commonly confused words, commonly misused expressions, Business writing, Quiz, tact / tack

Which is correct?
When we learned that our relaxed approach to VoIP security made us more vulnerable to corporate espionage, we decided it was time to take a different ____.
a. tack
b. tact
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Sep 23 2009   12:47PM GMT

“Composed of” or “comprised of”?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, compose / comprise, commonly confused words, commonly misused words, grammar, Business writing, Quiz, word meanings

Which is correct?
An ODS may be ___________ various types of data that must connect to different components of an information system.
a. composed of
b. comprised of
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Sep 16 2009   4:53PM GMT

Important tenets vs. important tenants



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, tenet / tenant, commonly confused words, Business writing, Quiz

Which is correct?
An important ______ in application security is that users should not have privileges they don’t need to do their jobs.
a. tenet
b. tenant
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Aug 28 2009   4:13PM GMT

Less or fewer?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, less or fewer, quantities, commonly confused words, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
I use disposable email accounts because I’m trying to get ____ junk messages in my main accounts.
a. less
b. fewer

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Aug 27 2009   1:12PM GMT

Perspective / prospective



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, perspective / prospective, commonly confused words, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
Accurately portraying _________ is a challenging aspect of 3-D graphic art.
a. perspective
b. prospective

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Aug 19 2009   1:11PM GMT

Continuous or continual?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, continual or continuous, commonly confused words, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The breach attempts were apparently random but _______.
a. continuous
b. continual

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Aug 18 2009   1:20PM GMT

Anymore or any more?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, anymore or any more, commonly confused words, Business writing, spelling, compound words, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The music industry is in flux because so many people don’t buy music on CDs ________.
a. any more
b. anymore

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Aug 17 2009   5:29PM GMT

biweekly vs. semiweekly



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, biweekly or semiweekly, commonly confused words, Business writing, grammar, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The licensing committee resolved to meet ________ to ensure that all members could attend at least once a week.
a. biweekly
b. semiweekly

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Aug 10 2009   5:44PM GMT

Complementary or complimentary?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, complementary/complimentary, commonly confused words, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The study explored whether computers and mobile phones were _________ or competitive communications channels.
a. complimentary
b. complementary

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