40 Incorrectly Used Words That Can Make You Look Dumb. LinkedIn Influencer, Jeff Haden, published this post originally on LinkedIn. While I like to think I know a little about business writing, I still fall into a few word traps. (Not to mention a few cliché traps.) Take the words "who" and "whom. " I rarely use "whom" when I should -- even when spell check suggests "whom" I think it sounds pretentious.
So I use "who. " And then I sound dumb. Just like one misspelled word can get your resume tossed onto the "nope" pile, one incorrectly used word can negatively impact your entire message. Adverse and averse Adverse means harmful or unfavorable: "Adverse market conditions caused the IPO to be poorly subscribed. " But hey, feel free to have an aversion to adverse conditions. Affect and effect Verbs first. How you use effect or affect can be tricky. As for nouns, effect is almost always correct: "Once he was fired he was given 20 minutes to gather his personal effects. " Bring and take Both have to do with objects you move or carry. Criteria and criterion. Weather History for Las Vegas, NV. 16 Social Media Icons That You Must, Should and Might Know | ClearEdge Marketing.
I was recently watching one of my favorite shows, Suits on the USA Network, and found myself questioning some of the social entertainment icons in one of their ads (below)—which is part of the network’s newly launched campaign to integrate content and social chatter. As someone who is fully engaged in social media, I was befuddled as to some of the icons.
I suddenly felt out of the loop. With my curiosity piqued, I set out to identify the lineup of mystery icons. This also got me thinking… I can’t be the only one who sometimes questions the meaning of the growing library of social icons. So, below is a listing of 16 key social media icons—a glossary of icons, if you will—that can serve helpful for those not social media savvy. If you are relatively new to social media, use this list as a guide to what you must, should and might recognize and then set out to use them. Must Know and Use LinkedIn is the largest global professional networking website. Should Know and Use Might Know and Use.
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