Copy editor confession: I can never remember the difference between "premier" and "premiere" and have to look them up every time. #AmEditing
Also, I think pairs of words that are only distinguished by a silent "e" on the end are dumb. What is this, French?
Plus, "palette" and "pallet" are etymologically the same word. There's literally no reason for both of them to exist. Might as well toss "palate" in there while we're at it.
You say that "premier" and "premiere" have discrete meanings; I say that they both just mean "'first,' but in French."
Plus, "discrete" and "discrete" are also just spelling variations of the same word. Let's recombine 'em.
This one is the literal worst, especially if you end up having theatres and theaters in the same passage.
Oops. That should have been "discrete" and "discreet."
This has been Yelling about English Orthography with Jonathon. Please join us for our next episode, "Seriously, What's the Deal with '-ough'?"
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