Confusables Entry 463 / 1011 60-second read

Quiet vs. Quite

Silent versus rather.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

It was quit dark outside.

✓ Correct

It was quite dark outside.

The ruleii

QUIET = silent. QUITE = rather.

QUIET describes silence. QUITE means rather or very.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

QuiEt has an E — silEnt."

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