Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » principle or principal http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Principal vs. principle http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/principal-vs-principle/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/principal-vs-principle/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:38:19 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/principal-vs-principle/ Which is correct?
The _________ reason to buy PictBridge-compliant devices is convenience.
a. principal
b. principle


Answer: a.

Explanation:
Principal means foremost or most important. We were taught to remember that with the handy phrase “The principal is your pal.” But you can imagine how often we kids repeated that to each other — especially without air quotes.

A principle, on the other hand, is a rule, standard or guideline.

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The _______ reason a company switches to VoIP is to save money.
a. principle
b. principal

Answer: b
In this sentence, principal is an adjective meaning most important.

Principle, on the other hand, is only a noun and has meanings like rule of conduct or fundamental law.

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