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sm discreet/discrete

Posted By: ME on 2007-09-20
In Reply to: discrete versus discreet - please do tell

Subject: sm discreet/discrete

discreet means: judicious in one's conduct or speech, esp. with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect. Discrete means: apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
2. consisting of or characterized by distinct or individual parts; discontinuous.
Your QA person is incorrect.


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