August 14, 2012 11:46 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused words,
commonly misused words,
ESL,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
It's typically difficult to _______ programmers to document their code, even though it makes it easier to work with in the future.
a. convince
b. persuade
August 9, 2012 12:57 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused words,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
The ad was a ________ attempt to spread FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) about the competitor's product.
a. blatant
b. flagrant
August 7, 2012 1:06 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused words,
ESL,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
I have already committed to two holiday parties on that evening, so I'm going to have to _________ decline your invitation.
a. graciously
b. gratefully
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
July 29, 2012 5:53 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
common misspellings,
commonly confused terms,
commonly confused words,
commonly misunderstood terms,
word meaningsWhich 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...
July 29, 2012 10:52 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
commonly confused terms,
commonly confused words,
QuizIt'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...
July 27, 2012 3:34 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused terms,
commonly confused words,
the difference between,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
In information technology, an ___________ specifies the overall structure, logical components, and the logical interrelationships of an information system.
a. architecture
b. infrastructure
