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Last week, I advised removing Latin abbreviations from your writing. I said that in the business world you need to express yourself in English.

This week, I’m encouraging use of Latin in your writing. Why? Because English is a wonderfully absorbent language. For centuries we’ve built up an immense vocabulary of words, phrases, prefixes and suffixes by borrowing from other languages.  That’s why, in English, we can communicate with great precision and shades of meaning.

Some words and phrases are so common in …

As I mention in, “Who is That on Your Website: Man or Machine,” a CAPTCHA is any automated process designed to differentiate between human and computerized posters.

CAPTCHA is especially useful for protecting your online forms, though it can also be helpful in keeping spammers from hijacking your blog, forum, or sign-up procedures.

Depending on your security needs, different kinds of CAPTCHA may be preferable.

Pre-built CAPTCHA

If there is a reason why someone would want to create multiple accounts on your page or frequently access some of your restricted information, you will want CAPTCHA which is harder to …