Business English for Success

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water supply. plants.

3. e.g. or i.e. Please order 2,000
   imprinted giveaways
   (___, pens or
   coffee mugs)

e.g. Charge them to my

account (_______,

account #98765).

i.e.

4. its or it’s The department
   surpassed ___
   previous sales record
   this quarter.

its _______ my

opinion that we

reached peak oil in

2008.

It’s

5. lay or lie Please ___ the
   report on the desk.

lay The doctor asked

him to _______

down on the

examination table.

lie

6. pressure or
   pressurize

We need to

_______ the liquid

nitrogen tanks.

pressurize It might be possible

to _______ him to

resign.

pressure

7. principle or
   principal

It’s the basic

_________ of

farming: no water,

no food.

principle The _______

reason for the trip is

to attend the sales

meeting.

principal

8. regardless
   or
   irregardless

_______ of what

we do, gas prices are

unlikely to go back

down.

Regardless _______ of your

beliefs, please try to

listen with an open

mind.

Regardless

(Irregardless is

not a standard

word; see your

dictionary)

9. than or
   then

This year’s losses

were worse

_______ last year’s.

than If we can cut our

costs, _______ it

might be possible to

break even.

then

10. that or
    which

_______ type of

marketing data did

you need?

Which Karen misplaced the

report, _______

caused a delay in

making a decision.

which

There are several

kinds of data

_______ could be

useful.

that

11 there their,
or they’re

The report is

_________, in the

top file drawer.

there __________

strategic advantage

depends on a wide

distribution

network.

Their

__________

planning to attend

the sales meeting in

Pittsburgh.

They’re

12. to, too, or
    two

Customers need

_______ drive

slower if they want

to save gas.

to After sales meeting,

you should visit

customers in the

Pittsburgh area

_______.

too