Discreet and Discrete

Two words which use the same letters and even sound the same, but have utterly different meanings.

I have noticed writers here using the wrong ones over the years and even in some recently posted offerings.

Discreet: Private, quietly, unobserved, out of sight of others nearby.

Discrete: Separate, individual, unconnected or disconnected.

Our readers usually know what is meant from context but when I read the wrong one being used it still jars.

Folks, take more care!

Penny