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Subject: Re: [OT] Re: polling IRQs in a thread's code
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markspace wrote:
> Eric Sosman wrote:
>>  From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discreet
> 
> Curse you, English language!  I'll get you yet!

Worse, "discretion" comes from "discreet", not "discrete".

-- 
Lew