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March 13, 2013  1:20 PM

Do you turn your nose up or down?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, commonly misused expressions, malaphors, meanings of common expressions, metaphors

Which is correct? According to some analysts, the main reason people turned their noses ___ at the Zune media player was that Microsoft just isn't considered cool. a. up b. down

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February 7, 2013  5:25 PM

Font of wisdom or fount of wisdom?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
archaic words and phrases, commonly confused words, Latin, meanings of common expressions, metaphors

Which is correct? Once upon a time, the CIO was considered the ____ of all wisdom, at least in terms of technology. a. fount b. font

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