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Sep 28 2009 2:41PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, grammar, homophones, commonly confused words, commonly misused expressions, Business writing, Quiz, tact / tack
Take a different tact — or tack?
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, grammar, homophones, commonly confused words, commonly misused expressions, Business writing, Quiz, tact / tack
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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