Answer to todays Grammar Challenge (#22): A. Problem solving under pressure is his stock and trade. B. Problem solving under pressure is his stocking trade. C. Problem solving under pressure is his stock in trade. ***** The answer is C: Problem solving under pressure is his stock in trade. Stock in trade is an expression taken from business. It literally refers to the merchandise and equipment kept on hand for doing business, but it is commonly used in the figurative sense to mean something like the resources or talents a person calls upon regularly in certain situations. The expression is often mistakenly written stock and trade. Hyphens are optional. Stock in trade without hyphens is just as common as stock-in-trade. Dictionaries tend to list the expression either way and most recognize them as legitimate alternatives.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:31:13 +0000
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