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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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