Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » tact / tack 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 Take a different tact — or tack? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/take-a-different-tact-or-tack/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/take-a-different-tact-or-tack/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:41:23 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/?p=719 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

Answer: a

Explanation:
Tack, in this context, is synonymous with approach. It comes from sailing, where to take another tack means to set a new course.

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