April 11, 2013 12:48 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
commonly confused words,
commonly misspelled words,
Errors in the media,
ESL,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
Poor Apple Maps. It took a ________ path, full of twists and turns that were not adequately described in the directions, ending in firings and apologies.
a. torturous
b. tortuous
April 4, 2013 12:38 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
grammatical puzzles,
polysemy,
word meaningsWhat does this sentence mean?
As a result of the accountant's oversight, the company was sanctioned.
a. The company got approval because the accountant missed something.
b. The company was penalized because the accountant missed something.
c. The company got approval because...
February 20, 2013 10:26 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
funny errors,
word meaningsMalaphor is not a word yet but it's a useful term that may yet get there. The term itself is a portmanteau -- a word combined from parts of two other words -- of malapropism and metaphor. Lawrence Harrison coined malaphor, back in August of 1976, in a Op Ed piece in the...
February 15, 2013 5:01 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Affectations,
plurals,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
If you are prone to nosism, what do you have a tendency to do?
a. Intentionally disobey grammar rules
b. Look down on people with poor grammar
c. Speak of yourself as plural
d. Speak of yourself in the third person
e. Supply vague answers to questions
February 6, 2013 8:10 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
types of errors,
word meaningsA malapropism is the use of a mistaken word that bears some resemblance to the correct one, usually to comic effect. Not quite as similar to the correct word as an eggcorn, which is a wrong word that sounds the same or almost the same as the word it replaces, a malapropism usually has the same...
February 5, 2013 5:28 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
word meanings,
writing,
writing for businessWhich is correct?
If you are prone to illeism, what do you have a tendency to do?
a. Intentionally disobey grammar rules
b. Speak of yourself in the third person
c. Supply vague answers to questions
February 1, 2013 1:43 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
commonly confused words,
word choice,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
I just have one question, before we adjourn: Who ____________ the X-Box from the lounge?
a. appropriated
b. expropriated
December 21, 2012 10:15 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
commonly misused expressions,
word meanings
Which is correct?
In _______ to your meeting request, could we hold off until the first of the year?
a. regard
b. regards
Continued...
