Open mouth, spit out disgusting taste, close mouth

[drwex]

I am appalled. I probably shouldn't be. It's the Web, it's America. It's clearly commonplace. But... ugh.

I was trying to explain the difference between "discreet" and "discrete" to someone and went to Google for "discreet" to get a definition. What I got was narsty.

"Extramarital Affairs - Discreet Affairs - Discreet Relationships" - www.discreetadventures.com
"Discreet Housewife Dating" - www.lonelycheatingwives.com
"Affairs Made Simple" - AffairMatch.com
"Married Dating" - MarriedSecrets.com
"Married Dating Personals" - www.Desperate-Wife.com
"Lonely Housewives" - www.Married-Woman-Personals.com
"Extramarital Dating" - www.discreetadventures.com

And that's just on the first page.

I'm not exactly surprised - yes, I realize that there's a godawful lot of cheating going on. I am a bit taken aback by the brazen nature of the phenomenon. I suppose that ought not to surprise me, either. It's just more confirmation that I Am Not One Of Them.

Comments

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Sadly, despite being a wordgeek of sorts, I only recently realized they were two different words...I just thought it was one that was often misspelled, or that had an archaic or incorrect spelling that was acceptable.

I think a book like Disheveled Dictionary (that or another in the series) may have been why I looked up the difference.

But yeah, people suck, doesn't surprise me.