Something I learned today: there’s a difference...

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October 12, 2011 5:58 am

Something I learned today: there’s a difference between “discreet” and “discrete”:

“Discreet” means “prudent, circumspect”
“Discrete” means “separate, distinct”

A rule of thumb to remember this is that the T in “discrete” separates the two Es.

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