#communication

To be tactful is to be discreet, not discrete, but the noun form is discretion.

ME: Where'd you get that stuffed animal? AVERILL: My girlfriend gave it to me. ME: Oh well that's sweet, but maybe you should give it back. She might end up missing it. AVERILL: No, she said she doesn't like it because it's ugly.

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