November 3, 2012 2:28 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused words,
commonly misspelled words,
word meaningWhich is correct?
According to Peter Cohan, there are six reasons Facebook stock is only worth $7, _____: competing objectives, slowing growth, conflicted ownership structure, weak monetization, lack of...
October 29, 2012 11:27 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
grammar quiz,
grammatical terms,
Lewis Carroll,
word meaningWhich is correct?
What do you call words like phablet, Kinect and electrocute, that are each made up of parts of two words?
a. retronyms
b. portmanteaus
c. anacronyms
Bonus questions: What two words are each of those made from?
a. phablet = ______ + ________
b....
January 25, 2010 3:39 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
effect vs. affect,
grammar,
personal effects or personal affects,
Quiz,
word meaningWhich is correct?
Among the items you should never leave on your desk are _____________ with sensitive information, such as credit card statements.
a. personal affects
b. personal effects
