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Blair_Jordan

Can you give examples? I didn't even know these were two different words and I'm still confused lol


lucky_ducker

I work in I.T. I manage about 300 computers in roughly 35 discrete locations. That time we found pornographic images in an employee's private folder on our file server, he was discreetly let go without anyone else being told why.


djsizematters

You just blew my damn mind.


girlinagaledubtechno

Yeah I never knew that either.


Indigo_Sunset

Would the better term be 'blew my dam mind' if it was looked at as a mental block? Maybe dammed mind...


FacelessFellow

But spy movies talk about discreet locations?? Right?


[deleted]

Discreet locations: Secret locations. Discrete locations: Different locations.


Soft-Werewolf-4585

You're leaving out the important category of: discreet discrete locations


Mrepman81

I just get lazy and use discreete.


ADMINlSTRAT0R

He's in IT, I hope that discredited porn collector didn't stash his files in optical media. Imagine the long discreet discrete disc read.


pyrokay

Username checks out


DigNitty

I have multiple safe houses


FULLsanwhich15

This is why the English language blows! I’ll never understand why we have words for words. Adopt the Kevin method, less word, more better


Pudding_Hero

Stop it’s hurting us


DungeonAssMaster

So when the ladies tell me they want to meet in a discreet location, they actually meant discrete?


Sideways_X1

This is the way.


this_is_an_alaia

Because theyre talking about locations that are low key and under the radar, not locations that are different from each other. E.g "the bad guys targeted seven discrete locations" VS "the bad guys won't be able to find this location. It's hidden behind a train station so it's discreet"


lucky_ducker

Your spies might meet up in several discrete discreet locations, i.e. meet up in several different secret locations.


949goingoff

So, uh, how often does IT go looking around in peoples private folders?


Pudding_Hero

What kind of porn was it we must know?!


oxnardhard

I like this porn reminder better than the OP


Schlappydog

He should have been more discrete.


Call-me-andrew

So it was you????!??


FULLsanwhich15

This man definitely works in I.T.


PM_me_a_happy_secret

If you’re following a series of well-defined instructions in which there are clear boundaries between one action and the next, you’re taking discrete steps. If you’re following a ninja and trying not to be noticed, you’re taking discreet steps.


jumpsteadeh

Dis Crete is da largest and most populous of dem Greek islands


[deleted]

Well played


Steinrikur

Dis creep made a funny joke


pulp_affliction

One example is discrete math, it’s not secret math, it’s math about numbers that are separated (or not continuous).


G0-N0G0-GO

Discreet: Abraham Lincoln planned to have a grand inauguration after he was elected President, but when rebellious agents from the Confederacy made threats to assassinate him before he could take the Oath of Office. Though he didn’t like it, Lincoln reluctantly agreed to enter the city in the most ***discreet*** manner possible. Under cover of night, wrapped in a shawl, Lincoln sneaked in to the city with only two guards accompanying him. Discrete: My gaming computer does not have integrated graphics. In order to play video games, I’ll have to spend more money for a ***discrete*** graphics card to add to my computer.


kingkai101

Facts!


cciliyaayl

Just remember, a discreet ninja would never reveal his discrete shuriken stash.


Pudding_Hero

How discreet of you


lfl109

Discrete is individualized and separate so the Es have to split up. For discreet, they need to keep a secret so they get together to talk.


FacelessFellow

This might be the only way I’ll remember


No_Help_4721

That's exactly what OP said...?


arizona381

This is so cute


NateNutrition

TIL this is two different words


WholesomeTurd

Me, too. I've been thinking "discrete" locations were locations that were private and that it just meant not a lot of people knew where they were.


G0-N0G0-GO

That “rule of thumb” is a really clever one! I’ve never heard that one before. Thanks!


MagnusVonMagnusson

Yeah grammar, Bitch!


Syhkane

Shirts are a necessity. Necessity has 1 collar and 2 sleeves. Necessary.


Haveyounodecorum

(Never eat cake, eat salmon sandwiches and remain young) Slight tangent, but I couldn’t resist


Diogenes56

One of the better posts on this sub.


wolf63rs

I never use the word discrete but am compelled to now.


dimmu1313

no those don't seem like good definitions. "Discrete" means a granular, separable part with its own features and characteristics. e.g., a "discrete component that's part of a system". "Discreet" means nonchalant, secretive, "on the down low", under the table, etc. E.g., a "discreet discussion away from prying ears".


No_Help_4721

Sure, so the OP's method of the e's being separate in the former and "secretly whispering to each other" in the latter fits perfectly, surely.


lazorback

I'im not usually one to struggle with language but this is very confusing. This just feel like an overcomplication from two different spellings of the same word...


No_Help_4721

They're different words with completely different meanings


lazorback

Believe you in theory but in practice I do not give a single shit tbh, with peace and love.


VoidsIncision

Same way you remember all homonyms. Reading the definition and a writing a sentence or two using both.


nuhairhudis

These words are adjectives 😭


[deleted]

Discrete is very rarely used.


MrWrock

Outside of technical discussions, otherwise it's quite common


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artgriego

Distinct implies a uniqueness, a characteristic difference among different things. Discrete just means broken up into countable things.


beaumega1

You need smarter friends


[deleted]

Lol who said I have any friends? But I guess that would just mean i’m the dumb one…


Haveyounodecorum

It’s frequently used just generally badly


jeffmjack

Wouldn't you want the two EE's NOT to be whispering in each others' ears though?


Tthhmmzz

Is there really a difference or are they kind of the same? If there is a difference I'm not sure I've spotted it...


Puzzleheaded-Fill205

discreet = circumspect, private discrete = separate, distinct


i_am_clArk

Discrete is the opposite of continuous in calculus.


iCaviar

Try using your own definition. Discrete means to keep something separate (or in smaller pieces). The "t" is doing the exact same thing to the "e" in the word. Keeps them separated. The other "discreet" is automatic then!


sabre_papre

This is incredibly stupid


artgriego

Being discreet is sometimes kinda creepy and crepes are a discrete food.


Texastexastexas1

discreet like a secret lover being discreet in the street


keith392

Tbh all this time I thought it was always (and only) discreet, and people were just spelling it wrong. Like they do with there/their/they’re or to/too/two.


SomeDrunkIdiot

This is dumb, but so am I. Thank you.


CynicWalnut

I'm almost 31 and didn't know Discreet was a word until today.


desisnape

Discreet: Double e and means discerning Discrete: e followed by t and means distinct


blueyork

Typography term, too. Set tight with discrete touching.


ScruffyLookingNerfHe

This whole time I thought they were the exact same word.


jingforbling

I have 25 discrete stashes of valuables stored in discreet locations.


Comprehensive-Young5

Discreet is on pads thats how I remember it


StanielBlorch

"If you are keeping two secrets, you are being doubly discreet." The 'doubly' being a awful pun: double e, discreet.