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Commonly Confused Words: Discreet vs. Discrete

What does each word mean? If you are discreet it means you are prudent or unobtrusive with your speech and actions in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is discreet used in some example sentences:  He tried to cough discreetly so that he didn’t disturb other library users. The actor tried to be discreet about her personal life. His mother always embarrassed him with her inability to be discreet. If something is discrete it means it is separate or distinct. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is discrete...

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10 Mnemonics to Help with Spelling Tricky Words

For the last month or so I’ve been sharing my favourite spelling mnemonics over on Twitter. Today, especially for those of you who don’t use Twitter, I’ve decided to round up some of them to share with you all. The thing I struggle with most when it comes to spelling the word ‘necessary’ is keeping track of how many Cs and how many Ss the word has. To combat this (and I’m about to betray how English I am!), I think of how necessary a cup of tea is in ensuring I have a good day – and once I’ve got the image tea in my mind, I think the following: “The word 'ne[c]e[ss]ary' is spelt using one [c]up and two [s]ugars”. Some ...

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