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Oct 1 2009 2:19PM GMT

Come down the pipe or the pike?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

CIO, homophones, commonly misused expressions, grammar, Business writing, Quiz

Which is correct?
According to some experts, RATs are the most dangerous creatures to _________________
a. come down the pipe.
b. come down the pike.
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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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Aug 31 2009 1:21PM GMT

Begging the question or raising it?

Posted by: Ivy Wigmore

CIO, begging the question, commonly misused expressions, Business writing, Quiz, word meanings, logical fallacies

Which is correct?
Because cyberbullying occurs outside the school, the situation ______ the question of whether or not it falls into the school’s jurisdiction.
a. begs
b. raises

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Jun 22 2009 2:29PM GMT