discrete = separate discreet = unobtrusive The E's are SEPARATED by the T in 'discrete.'

Aug 14, 2026 · 4:18 PM UTC

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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Do we apostrophe s the plural of E? If it's the "90s" without an ' then wouldn't it be Es, or do we use an apostrophe to differentiate the S sound from multiple of E? Even though it's text and not spoken?
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Dis Crete.
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I use that same memory trick.
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E after T if it's me without thee
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dis Crete = insulting a Greek island located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
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And the T is unobtrusive in discreet
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What a clever way to remember the distinction. I’ll try to recall it when my grandchildren reach that stage.
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English is a language of madness made by the criminally insane to torture the world... French too.
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Ohh! First time I'm realizing I've probably used those spellings interchangeably lol
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both from the same latin word. english borrowed ‘discretus’ twice and gave them different jobs. the confusion is the original feature.
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I must speak discreetly to you on these two discrete objects on dis Crete island
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Supposedly
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Is you ever go to Greece, don't discrete
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Good deal. Can we get an effect/affect
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there’s a comic book editor and writer somewhere that should have seen this before The Boys got published
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This is why I fuck with you, Merriam-Webster dictionary twitter account. I'm still learning things I didn't know I needed to learn.
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Why you gon gimme the meaning of a word with a word I don’t understand?😭 Tf is unobtrusive?
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Yet "discretion" is spelled with one "e" because that's why.
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Next up: separate vs. seperate 🤪
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Nice mnemonic.
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This why I follow Merriam-Webster ong
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I had to look up what unobtrusive means.
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
In portuguese, it's the same word.
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I swear I've seen this before. Is this a repost
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Are they related etymologically?
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Thank you. This one always bugs me.
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Thank you
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Impressive!
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Oooo -thank you! I did not know that!
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Excellent.
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Dis Cretan doesn't know how to use E's....
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Same root. Sound the same. Shall we pick one?
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Yet, both are «discrète» in French. IOW, English messed up again.
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There seperate?😏
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The math geek in me thanks you.
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Rarely see the use of "discrete" usually just "discreet"
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