Discreet or discrete?
Discreet means tactful and quiet; discrete means separate.
- discreet
- The butler was discreet about the family's quarrels.
- discrete
- The novel is told in three discrete parts.
To rememberIn discrete, the t keeps the two e's separate.
NotPlease be discrete about it.
SayPlease be discreet about it.
WhyTactful and quiet: discreet.