From avoid dates - Education in the use of English.

a veritable FONT of information

Sorry to be pedantic Smile and Homintern

FONT is the technical term for typeface
FOUNT means the source of (knowledge)

Also often happens on this forum
DISCRETE means seperate from i.e not applying to other things
DISCREET means being very careful etc

[bkkguy]

FONT is the technical term for typeface
FOUNT means the source of (knowledge)

if the choice of typeface reveals a lot about a person does that make a font a fount?

bkkguy

FONT is the technical term for typeface
FOUNT means the source of (knowledge)

Also often happens on this forum
DISCRETE means seperate from i.e not applying to other things
DISCREET means being very careful etc

And "private"?

[Smiles]

a veritable FONT of information

Sorry to be pedantic Smile and Homintern

FONT is the technical term for typeface
FOUNT means the source of (knowledge)

Also often happens on this forum
DISCRETE means seperate from i.e not applying to other things
DISCREET means being very careful etc

Actually, thanks for that Mr Frost. The moment I saw the 'font/fount' part in your post I realised the mistake. But the 'discrete/discreet' puppy was a complete surprise . . . I'd been using the 'discrete' spelling only, never thinking there were two spellings with different meanings.

YLSKED

Cheers ...

Smiles

Thank you for your extremely courteous and considered reply.

By the way Homintern 'private' has no relevance at all: Discreet
1. Marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect.
2. Free from ostentation or pretension; modest.

Smiles: I dont know whether you saw my thanks to you for your wonderful article on your relationship and trips.
It is an inspiration to us all. I look forward to your next instalment (only one L [he he]

homintern = "And private"?

The mailroom in our office (multinational bank) has the following rule:
Open all mail, even mail marked as "private" unless it is also marked "and confidential". Do not open any mail marked "confidential" or "and confidential" without checking the return address. If the return address is on a blacklist of junk mail senders, then open. If the return address does not exist or is not listed, do not open. Same rules for "personal".

Another one that often trips people up Smiles, is PRECEED and PRECEDE.

Another one that often trips people up Smiles, is PRECEED and PRECEDE.

Let's not forget uninterested and disinterested

jakeNasty

My gut feeling is that preceed does not exist - I have checked most dictionaries (including the 'misspelt dictionary' and they all seem to say precede

I know that this is not a Thailand thread but I must say I do find this, all that precedes (sic) it and semantics) interesting and it has anyway brought (bought LOL) out the best in Forum members.

Greetings

gude greef!