May 27 2009 4:48PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly misspelled words, misuse or missuse, Quiz, spelling
Which is correct — missuse or misuse?
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, commonly misspelled words, misuse or missuse, Quiz, spelling
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Which is correct? Privacy watchdog organizations are concerned about the potential ______ of information when data is shared among organizations. a. misuse b. missuse |
Answer: a.
When miss is added as a prefix (meaning “wrongly”), drop the second s. Here’s a list of words using the miss prefix.
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