The Writing of Business Exercise on Commonly Misused Words

Each of the following sentences includes one or more words that are misused. Replace these misused words with the correct ones.

1. The counsel advised the committee to resolve the issue between themselves.

2. The sight is further away then we thought it was when we decided to tour it's new manufacturing wing.

3. There are less problems then we had expected with the affects of the new process.

4. The performance review process insures that employees are treated equitably.

5. The committee determined that the organization has the capitol to assure investors of it's ability to pay in a timely manner.

6. Irregardless of employee's feelings about confidentiality guidelines, they must be discrete in dealing with personal client information.

7. If your understanding of the policy is different than mine, we must work out this conflict among us.

8. Between you and I, I don't understand how we can take on a new project beside what we are all ready scheduled to do.

9. The assessment team believes that alot of the problems result from the amount of steps that must be followed to complete the process.

10. She complemented the researcher for his creditable description of how the defect occurred.

11. The bundling machine can not handle stacks of more than 15 envelops, so its being replaced by a bundling machine that will except stacks of 30 envelops at a time.

12. The machine must be built to withstand a continual flow of packages, ranging from 150 to 250 pounds apiece, everyday of the week.

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