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Jest vs. Gist
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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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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Ways to tell them apart:
- To remember the difference, note that jest starts with je just like joke, which is its synonym.
- Gist is related to the core or main part of something, think of g in gist as g in gem, which means something valuable and central.
- Jest is often linked to humor, while gist is related to the essence or main idea.
- Gist has an i which can remind you of idea, a core concept.
- Jest and joke rhyme, making them easy to associate together.
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