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October 17, 2012  2:45 PM

I don’t like it, you don’t like it … but there may be some slight excuse for “decisioning”



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
busines writing, CIO, flamebait, jargon, jargon glossary, non-words, tech writing, verbing

  I'm carrying on from yesterday's post on decisioning, which generated some heated responses. The

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July 30, 2012  8:50 PM

ingenuous vs. disingenuous



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, commonly confused words, made-up words, non-words

Which is correct? The media is being __________ when it follows a vendor's lead and calls a blatant marketing event a "news conference." a. ingenuous b. disingenuous

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June 27, 2012  3:42 PM

Seldom or seldomly?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Bryan A. Garner, Language Change Index, non-words, seldomly

Which is correct? I've ________ managed to move a hard disk from one computer to another with good results. a. seldom b. seldomly

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