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Tack, Tact

Tack and tact are commonly confused when discussing strategy.

A tack is a course of action.

Tact is discretion.

We decided to try a new tack is correct, but "a new tact" is what a lot of people say, mistakenly thinking "tact" is short for tactic.


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