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Gist vs. Jest
Gist
/dʒɪst/Examples:
The gist of her argument was compelling.I couldn't grasp the gist of his message.Can you summarize the gist of the report?
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Jest
/dʒest/Examples:
Mark often jested to lighten the tense atmosphere.Her jest brought smiles to everyone's faces at the party.Despite the seriousness, his words were just in jest.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Jest rhymes with best and often involves humor or joking.
- Gist sounds like gist and means the main point or essence of something.
- Remember jest as joking, which both start with j.
- Think of gist as getting the gist of a story, the point or essence.
- The spelling of jest and gist is different, with j and g helping to indicate their different meanings.
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