Oct 22 2009 2:48PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
it's or its,
contractions,
possessives,
spelling,
Business writing,
Quiz
Which is correct?
Maintaining an appropriate ambient temperature for hardware is essential to ____ performance and longevity.
a. it’s
b. its
Continued »
Oct 9 2009 5:07PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
Web site or website,
spelling,
grammar,
Business writing,
Quiz
Which is correct?
According to COPPA, _________ must require parental consent for the collection or use of any personal information of young site users.
a. Web sites
b. websites
Continued »
Oct 9 2009 4:22PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
spelling,
commonly misspelled words,
Business writing,
Quiz
Which is correct?
RDC is unlikely to ever be as secure as the traditional deposit method, in which the bank must receive the physical check before it _______ to deposit funds to the customer’s account.
a. procedes
b. proceeds
Continued »
Sep 10 2009 1:17PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
all right or alright,
spelling,
commonly misspelled words,
Business writing,
Quiz
Which is correct?
I had a lot of success with distance learning, so I felt _______ about missing out on the social aspects of school.
a. alright
b. all right
Answer: b
Explanation:
Alright is not a word — which is a little confusing because there are similar compound words with all, such as altogether and already.
Bob Dylan gets full marks on this one with “Don’t Think Twice, it’s All Right” but the Who fails with “The Kids are Alright.” The kids may be all right but their spelling is all wrong.
Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty has a good post about all right vs. alright.
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