Saturday, November 17, 2012

Homophones


Homophones are words that sound alike, may have the same spelling, but differ in meaning.

Discreet means cautious, careful, wary, etc.
Discrete means separate, distinct, detached, etc.

The cops should have been more discreet with their undercover operation.
The bank had discrete sections for each function.

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