From ProofreadNOW:

discreet, discrete. Discreet means capable of preserving prudent silence: “I’m afraid Jane was not very discreet on Sunday,” she wrote.

Discrete means constituting a separate entity, or individually distinct. There are four discrete calls made by a loon.

The trailer for the 1984 classic:

And now it looks like the Wolverines are back for a 2010 remake. This time it’s Russia and China. Cuba’s apparently sitting this one out.

It would’ve been awfully cool if Patrick Swayze was around to play Tom Eckert. Charlie Sheen, anyone? Or even a C. Thomas Howell cameo? Let’s do this.

Patrick Swayze RIP

Stump your friends by asking if they know the etymologies (origins) of the following words:

radar. radio detecting and ranging

quasar. quasi stellar

laser. light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

snafu. situation normal, all fucked up

Kmart. The K is taken from the original name of this chain, S.S. Kresge Co.

Source: ProofreadNOW

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— Mark Twain

09.07.2009