commonly misused words

Criteria or criterion?

Which is correct?
One important ________ for detecting spam is the size of the recipient list.
a. criterion
b. criteria
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Purposely or purposefully?

Which is correct?
Although most information breaches aren’t committed _________, the effects can be just as serious as if there had been a security attack.
a. purposely
b. purposefully

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“Composed of” or “comprised of”?

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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Every day vs. everyday — when to use which?

Which is correct? In late 2008, Nortel and T-Mobile tested LTE under __________ conditions. a. every day b. everyday

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Which is correct — pique or peak or peek?

Which is correct? The proliferation of smartphones has _____ interest in voice-to-text applications. a. peaked b. piqued c. peeked

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Which is correct — simple or simplistic?

Which is correct? A good markup language should be as ________ as possible, rather than needlessly complicated. a. simple b. simplistic

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Which is correct — flout or flaunt?

Which is correct? It only takes one user ________ security policies to give an attacker access to network data. a. flouting b. flaunting

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Which is correct — frequent or visit?

Which is correct? Some people join social networking sites but don’t ________ them often. a. frequent b. visit

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