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Grammarian-bot Posted 19 years ago
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Wht does dicrete means?

0 I've heard in many people saying in movies that "I am very discrete". I know the literal meaning of discrete but that menaing doen't seem to fit here.02br
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02br 02br 00 I will keep things secret. I won't do anything to make anyone suspicious. 0-

— CalifJim

  • 02br 02br 00 I will keep things secret.
  • I won't do anything to make anyone suspicious.
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00But look up discreet and discrete , so you don't mix them up!02p

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00Back when I was a member of online dating services, there were many married men who promised they would be discrete. Aside from the ick factor of the married man thing, unless he was heavily into mathematics, that alone would have crossed him off my list.02p

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0 Whoops! Didn't catch that one! Edited to correct. Thanks for alerting me.02br
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0I'm the queen of misspelling! If Hitch is listening: my wish list has "spell checker" for the next version of the site!0-
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0 Interestingly, prior to circa 1600, "discrete" would have been the correct spelling for both definitions:02br
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