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Tom Fuszard Even though summer is nearly over – at least for us in the Northern Hemisphere – there still is some time to get away and relax. Of course, some of you may be planning your winter vacation already. Regardless of when you plan to escape, I’d like to offer some suggestions to help make the trip more pleasant. … Read more
In good times and bad, businesses need a competitive edge. It’s easy to think of paid marketing efforts, but fortunately there are many options out there that cost nothing other than some of your time. Yet they offer you the opportunity to develop awareness and recognition as an expert in your field. Here are a … Read more
Business people have a knack for crafting new uses for words and phrases. We now “grow” our businesses. (Is everyone involved in farming?) Impact is another abused verb, as in The rising price of steel is impacting our bottom line. While it can be used as a verb in limited cases, impact is primarily a … Read more
An adverb, hopefully must accompany a verb. It is used to describe a state of being or feeling. When used with the verb to wait, for example, it indicates a sense of patience or anxiousness. He waited hopefully for her flight to arrive. Use hope with a subject to arrive at the proper sentence structure. … Read more
Writers tend to confuse these two, using i.e. when they should use e.g. I.e., an abbreviation for id est, means that is, and is used when you need to clarify a point or provide additional information. Perform a complete decommissioning procedure (i.e. delete software, remove sensitive parts, thoroughly shred the rest) before signing the manifest. Some people … Read more