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[Rohan]

She coughed discreetly [A] / discretely [B] to announce her presence.
please choose out of A and B

[Ankur Rustagi]

Discrete coz it means distict

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Rohan <jiit....@gmail.com> wrote:

She coughed discreetly [A] / discretely [B] to announce her presence.
 please choose out of  A and B

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[JATIN GUPTA]

A..

On 2 August 2010 12:18, Rohan <jiit....@gmail.com> wrote:

She coughed discreetly [A] / discretely [B] to announce her presence.
 please choose out of  A and B

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[Rohan]

reasons plz.. then il giv ans

On Aug 2, 12:09 pm, JATIN GUPTA <jatin....@gmail.com> wrote:
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[vik...@gmail.com]

There is no such word like discretely......

It has to be A in dis case..

There are words like discreteness.
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[JATIN GUPTA]

Discreet means wisely and tactfully.....Act of coughing was done to announce the presence...that's why i think discreet is more apt

[Ankur Rustagi]

Discreet means Cautiously, , but discretely means distinctly, so ans should be discretely.

[Rohan Aggarwal]

answer is discreetly.. as its used more in a tactful sense... 

@vikram discretely does exitsts :)

[Esha Gauba]

Yes, It should be- Discreetly.

Reason : Discretely is used for " Separately"

like for example- It is hard to classify the pebbles discretely on the basis of their color.

While, Discreetly is used where one shows carefulness in speech or action.

example- The case was presented discreetly by the lawyer, which helped him prove his innocence.

In the present case, she wanted to make her presence known i.e. a prudent effort.

Therefore, discreetly is the answer.

[vinita deswal]

yes,

discreet (oxford meaning) is careful not to attract attention or give offence

here she coughed discreetly would mean she didn't want attention

and discrete would not fit with cough

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