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In article <33AF16A4.618F@erols.com>,
   Robert Lieblich <lieblich@erols.com> wrote:
>moonman3@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>> 
>> Evan Morris wrote:
>
>> > Attack of the literaloids. The bit about "anyone know any?" was a 
>> >joke.  J O K E.  Hahaha.  Remember?
>> 
>> Nice try, but this tact is usually reserved for the clueless.
>
>I learned to use "tack," meaning a particular course, literally if one 
>is sailing, metaphorically in contexts such as this.  But I have heard 
>"tact" used so often that I think it justified to take the temperature 
>of the group.  So . . .
>
>Who says "tack"?  Who says "tact"?  Comments along with answers are 
>welcomed, indeed expected.
>
>Bob Lieblich <lieblich@erols.com>

People who know what "tact" and "tack" mean, would use "tack" in the above 
example. People who don't know, or who don't pay attention to the words they 
use, would use "tact". It's like "home" and "hone".

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