It is interesting that both words have the same Medieval latin discretus as part of the etymology, and that essentially both words deal with different aspects of distinguishably different things.
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
Is it beer or bier? When you build, will we be billed? He broke his tooth when he bit the bitt. The city's canon allows for a cannon. It was quite funny to see the cantor canter. As terms of this agreement, I cede you this seed. This session has now entered a state of cession. We discussed our utter disgust. The tick had a tic. All he could do was stare at the stair. The Sioux like to sue for more than a few sou. I am merry on the day I marry Mary.
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
Euphrasie, do you mean to say that you don't have a stationery bike?
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
One thing that really kills me is when people write "I would of" instead of "I would've". They heard the spoken version incorrectly, and wrote down the incorrect version.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Thanks for bringing to the public my biggest pet peeve, that of people using the wrong homonym in their written word. I especially hate when people use "principle" when talking about the person who was the PRINCIPAL of their school.
I have more peeves, but I won't bore you with them, suffice it to say this thread is needed on so many other forums I go to.
What really gets me messed up is reading old english from the 18th century or words in the Queen's english with a slightly different spelling and then slipping up and using that spelling. Foote is foot and Sergeant is Serjeant. Clerk is also clark. Enough to make your brain explode.
Forsoothe, here beith some duct tape (or beith it duck tape?) to wrap thy head in, that when it explodeth, the pieces can be foundeth and it can maketh the work of the physicians easier in the healing of thy body...
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
Oh great Larry (are you related to "The Cucumber"?)... of course my intent was that we discuss the ones we commonly mistake... but this is a great resource too... :)
--Ray
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