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October 2017
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Write This, Not That Check out these commonly mistaken phrases and the proper way to write each. Write this: Pique my interest Not that: Peek/peak my interest Peek means to look at something, whereas peak means the highest point of something. Pique actually means to provoke or arouse, which is the true meaning of the expression. Your business proposal piqued the interest of our CEO. Write this: For all intents and purposes Not that: For all intensive purposes Intensive means rigorous and focused, like the word "intense." The correct expression speaks to practical usage or all important ways in which something may be used, as in: The previous policy is no longer in effect for all intents and purposes. Write this: Regardless Not that: Irregardless Irregardless is recognized as a word, but one that has been considered an informal and incorrect substitution for the word regardless. "Ir" is a prefix that means "not" or "no," which is unnecessary when "less" is doing the same thing. Regardless of your intentions, the outcome was a broken widget that must be replaced. Write this: Make do Not that: Make due Make do means to make the best of a situation or to do something with the resources at your disposal. To make due, however, would mean a deadline or a return of a product, form or information. We will have to make do with the old office coffee maker until the espresso machine is repaired. Write this: Moot point Not that: Mute point Mute means without speech. Whereas, moot means subject to debate, dispute or uncertainty, or without a final decision. Whether we hold the meeting on Thursday or Friday is a moot point; timing will depend on attendee schedules. Write this: Case in point Not that: Case and point A case in point is making an example of one thing in order to demonstrate something else is truthful or correct. A case and point would imply you are talking about two unrelated things. Never share your passwords with anyone. My recent identity theft is a case in point. Keep your business communications on point with proper phrasing. Sources: Thought Catalog, Merriam-Webster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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