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Do you meet a limit or reach it?

Which is correct? You should explore data archiving long before there's a risk that your storage limit will be _____. a. met b. reached

Averse or adverse?

Which is correct? According to the principles of AI, a focus on problems and difficulties will generate more _______ situations. a. averse b. adverse

That vs. which

Which is correct? Continuous data protection offers recovery options _______ are simply not possible with a traditional backup system. a. that b. which

neither has or neither have?

Which is correct? Neither of the netbooks _____ enough computing power for my purposes. a. has b....       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend December 30, 2009  6:47 PM Nevermind or never mind? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore archaic words and phrases, Business writing, CIO, grammar, never mind or nevermind, Quiz Which is correct? Travelers at Pearson were told to expect eight-hour waits for U.S. customs alone, _________ subsequent security checks. a. never mind b. nevermind       1 Comment     RSS Feed     Email a friend December 28, 2009  9:06 PM Ordering adjectives Posted by: Ivy Wigmore adjectives, Business writing, cellular routers, CIO, grammar, order of adjectives, Quiz Which is correct? Although cellular wireless routers have been available for years, they are ___________________ devices. a. ugly, big metal devices b. big, ugly metal devices       2 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend December 23, 2009  3:07 PM The plural of “OS” Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Business writing, CIO, grammar, OS, pluralization, plurals of acronyms, Quiz Which is correct? Running only Web apps is expected to make Chrome more secure than other ______. a. OS’s b. OSes c. OSs Continued »       2 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend December 22, 2009  8:14 PM One in five has or one in five have? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Business writing, CIO, grammar, numbers, one in five, subject-verb agreement, tricky grammar questions Which is correct? One in five computers ___ a fatal hard drive crash during its life span. a. has b. have Continued »       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend December 21, 2009  10:45 PM Is that option pre-installed? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore Business writing, CIO, grammar, operating systems, pre-installed, Quiz, Windows 7 Which is correct? You may be able to restore your computer to a previous, functional status if it came with a recovery utility _________. a. pre-installed b. installed       0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend December 21, 2009  5:14 PM Bane (or bain) of my existence? Posted by: Ivy Wigmore bane or bain, Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, commonly misspelled words, Google poll, grammar, Quiz Which is correct? Inefficient use of bandwidth is the _____ of the network administrator's existence. a. bane b. bain       4 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend PREV...78910111213141516...NEXTLAST About This Blog Is your grammar as good as your code? Take our daily quiz and brush up your written communication skills! >> READ MORE ABOUT THIS BLOG Browse This Blog’s Tags acronyms and initialisms, adjectives, agreement, a or an, apostrophes, AP style, archaic speech and grammar, archaic words and phrases, Business writing, capitalization, CIO, commas, common grammar errors, commonly confused terms, commonly confused words, commonly misspelled words, commonly misunderstood phrases, commonly misunderstood terms, commonly misused expressions, commonly misused phrases, commonly misused words, common misspellings, compound words, eggcorns, ESL, grammar, grammar wars, hyphenation, less or fewer, me/myself/I, meanings of common expressions, misplaced modifiers, money, numbers, numerals, one word or two, percentages, personal pronouns, plural/singular, pluralization, possessives, pronouns, punctuation, Quiz, sentence structure, spelling, subject-verb agreement, verbs, word choice, word meanings Archives May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 March 2012 October 2011 August 2011 June 2011 May 2011 March 2011 February 2011 December 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 Blog Roll ITKE Community Blog Overheard in the tech blogosphere Our Latest Discovery Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips Everything Language and Grammar The Word Blog Editage The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks Motivated Grammar Mark Allen (@EditorMark) The Grumpy Grammarian Impertinent remarks Worthless Words for the Day Help Subscribe to Alerts RSS feed of Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog hidden modal window Community Blog | About Us | Contact Us | FAQ | Terms of Use | DMCA Policy TechTarget provides enterprise IT professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective IT purchase decisions and managing their organization's IT projects - with its network of technology-specific Web sites, events and magazines. All Rights Reserved, Copyright 1999-2013, TechTarget | Read our Privacy Policy Questions and Answers Index 1 | Questions and Answers Index 2 | IT Topics Index 1 | IT Topics Index 2 | Blogs Index | Blogs Tags