Confusables Entry 502 / 1011 60-second read

Discreet vs. Discrete

Careful versus separate.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The data fell into five discreet categories.

✓ Correct

The data fell into five discrete categories.

The ruleii

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."

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