a quick side comment

[fox]

discreet - (among other things) quiet, tasteful, not calling attention to itself, understated.

discrete - distinct, individual, easily-enumerated.


Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Comments

[twistedchick]

I can't tell you how many times I've pointed out the same words and the misspellings.

[reginagiraffe]

The two e's are having an affair but they discreetly hide behind the t.

The two e's are discrete; they are separated by the t.

[kate]

Oh, that's clever. I've never had trouble with these two, but I totally get that people would, and that's a brilliant way to remember.

[kate]

Weirdly, I only see this error once in a while, so it doesn't annoy me. Drives my girlfriend batty, though. Maybe there's more use of those words in HP fic?

[fox]

Maybe. Lately I've been seeing it in All The Unpleasantness, where from time to time someone will talk about a concomm's having handled something with discretion (and good for them), but saying they handled it discretely, which isn't at all what she means (and kind of makes my eyes cross) but is so many miles off the point that it would be even more churlish than usual to pop in and say so, which is saying something.

[cinco]

A-FREAKING-MEN. This one drives me around the bend and I see it all the time.

[starfish]

Your icon makes me very very happy.

[cinco]

Thank you! It has been my default for ages and ages, and sometimes I think about changing it--but I would miss Spock too much!

[starfish]

Ye gods, yes. I want to red-pen that one every time I see it.

(Fortunately for my laptop screen, I am not allowed to carry Sharpies anymore.)