tack vs tact
Definitions
verb
- sew together loosely, with large stitches
- create by putting components or members together
- fasten with tacks
- turn into the wind
- fix to; attach
noun
- (nautical) the act of changing tack
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- sailing a zigzag course
- gear for a horse
Examples
A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge.
Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
And if you can develop a machine to look for the needle in the haystack and what you come out with from having the machine sift through the haystack is a box of straw, where maybe the needle's in there and maybe a few bonus needles, then that's a whole lot better than having humans try to sift through a haystack.
Definitions
noun
- consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
Examples
I'm still in contact with her - we write a couple of times a year.
The warden of prisons was contacted for information on the convict's behavior on the chain gang, or in a few cases on the State Farm.
This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
