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Writing for Business:

compound words

Aug 20 2009   2:17PM GMT

More so or moreso?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, moreso / more so, spelling, compound words, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The ability to process huge quantities of data is important now and will only become _______ in the future.
a. more so
b. moreso

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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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Jul 23 2009   4:21PM GMT

Anyway vs. any way



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, any way / anyway, spelling, compound words, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
The need for regulatory compliance makes business owners want to track operations in _______ they can.
a. any way
b. anyway

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Jul 23 2009   11:38AM GMT

Anytime — anyway, anywhere?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, any time/anytime, compound words with any, compound words, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
A patch panel enables you to switch and swap Firewire connections ______ you want.
a. any time
b. anytime

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Nov 13 2008   1:50PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business — to hyphenate or not?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, Business writing, compound words, prefixes, hyphenation
typing.jpg Which is correct?

The _________ headers shipped with SuSE Linux 9.0 contain several minor bugs that could not be fixed in time.
a. precompiled
b. pre-compiled

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Sep 5 2008   12:19AM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business 0905



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, grammar, compound words, any time/anytime
pie-chart.jpg Which is correct?
Although Linux is steadily gaining popularity, it isn’t likely to overtake Windows _______ soon.
a. any time
b. anytime

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