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Nov 20 2009   1:14PM GMT

Writing dates correctly



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, writing dates correctly, dates, dates and punctuation, commas, Business writing, AP style, Quiz, grammar

Which is correct?
Alexander Popov first demonstrated the use of an antenna to transmit and receive radio waves in ____________.
a. March 1896
b. March, 1896
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Oct 26 2009   10:29PM GMT

1990’s or 1990s?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, apostrophes, dates, plurals, Business writing, grammar, Quiz

Which is correct?
The bandwidth demands of the average Internet user have increased dramatically since the _____.
a. 1990s
b. 1990’s
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Jan 25 2009   5:35PM GMT

Writing for Business — plural dates



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
apostrophes, dates, decades, CIO, Business writing
typing Which is correct?

Arthur L. Samuel of IBM’s Watson Research Center coined the term personal computer in the _____.
a. 1960’s
b. 1960s

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