Working with numbers
Wrong words
Where in the world?
Caps and titles
Potpourri
100
Our Facebook page views increased by (two percent / 2 percent / 2%).
2 percent
100
The dog ran (toward / towards) Lake Washington.
toward
100
Our office is located in (Seattle, WA / Seattle, Wash. / Seattle).
Seattle
100
I read (The Chicago Tribune / the Chicago Tribune) on Sundays.
the Chicago Tribune
100
If you forget to send the (email / e-mail) before you leave, don't bother coming back.
200
The (4 year old girl / 4-year old girl / 4-year-old girl) said her favorite song is "Ghetto Superstar."
4-year-old girl
200
He wrote a thank-you note on his personal (stationary / stationery).
stationery
200
To the soldiers, those trenches were (hell / Hell) on (earth / Earth).
hell
earth
200
Mork Zockerborg, (president and CEO / President and CEO), spoke at the conference.
president and CEO
200
The (oddly-built / oddly built) house was on the market for several years.
oddly built
300
The candy bar costs ($0.50, $.50, 50 cents).
50 cents
300
We had two cupcakes to split (between / among) the three of us.
among
300
Broadway is located in
New York City, New York
New York
NYC
.
New York
300
We visited (Lakes / lakes) Erie and Ontario last fall.
lakes
300
The gynecologist holds (an / a) M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
an
400
Add
3 and 2/3
three and two-thirds
3 2/3
cups of nutmeg to the bowl.
3 2/3
400
There were (less than / fewer than) 100 clowns at the circus.
fewer than
400
I've always lived in (western / Western) Washington.
western
400
I just really love to pop (Bubble Wrap / bubble wrap).
Bubble Wrap
400
My clothes seem to get tighter during Girl Scout (Cookies / cookies) season.
Cookies
500
The temperature dropped from 78 to (0 / zero) degrees when (Queen Elizabeth 2 / Queen Elizabeth II) walked into the room.
zero
Queen Elizabeth II
500
The Juggalo event attracts (more than / over) 250,000 attendees each year.
more than OR over
(They are both correct!)
500
The journey to (Paris / Paris, France) was longer than the trip to (Athens / Athens, Greece).
Paris
Athens, Greece
500
Dvorak's (New World Symphony / "New World Symphony") is far superior to Beethoven's (Ninth Symphony / "Ninth Symphony").
"New World Symphony"
Ninth Symphony
500
The Daughters of the American Revolution named (their / its) new president.
its