Mar 16 2009 12:50PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly confused words, founder or flounder, Quiz
Which is correct — founder or flounder?
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
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Which is correct? All 550 employees found jobs with a competitor when the company ___________ and left them out of work. a. floundered b. foundered |
Answer: b
To founder is to fail utterly and finally; to flounder is to have some kind of difficulty.





