Name That Wording Problem

This activity tests your ability to recognize and avoid four common wording problems in business communication.

$-$Using slang and clich$$s inappropriately

$03$:$30$:$17$

$-$Confusing similar words $($e$.$g$.,$ "affect" and "effect"$)$

$-$Using incorrect two$-$word expressions $($e$.$g$.,$ "collided into" rather than "collided with," the correct expression$)$

$-$Camouflaging the real verb of the sentence $($e$.$g$.,$ "effect a change" instead of "change"$).$

Roll over each phrase below to reveal a sentence. Then drag the item to the wording problem that the sentence best illustrates.

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$Revise$],[$website$]],$Mr$.$ Wong,$\backslash$table$[[$Inappropriate$],[$Slang$/$Clich$$s$]],\backslash$table$[[$Confused Similar$],[$Words$]]],[\backslash$table$[[$Buying$],[$patterns$]],$Less people,$\backslash$table$[[$Retirement$-],[$planning$]],$Less people$],[$New schedule,$\backslash$table$[[$Retirement$-],[$planning$]],\backslash$table$[[$Revise$],[$website$]],\backslash$table$[[$Buying$],[$patterns$]]],[\backslash$table$[[$Redesign of$],[$product$]],$Defective part,,$]]$