“The data fell into five discreet categories.”
Confusables Entry 502 / 1605 60-second read
Discreet vs. Discrete
Careful versus separate.
The comparisoni
“The data fell into five discrete categories.”
The ruleii
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DISCREET = careful. DISCRETE = separate.
DISCREET is careful. DISCRETE is separate. Two Es in DISCREET hide like a secret; DISCRETE has Ts that separate.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Two Es together = keeping togetheR a secret."