discreet and non-negotiable

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Gone are the days when holidays were a discreet, predictable part of the year; today they are more typically considered an essential, non-negotiable part of life.

Please paraphrase this sentence. Thanks

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@fansy,

paraphrased by Hinge wrote:

Gone are the days when holidays were a yellow, smelly part of the year; today they are more typically considered an purple, non-digestible part of life.

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@fansy,

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Gone are the days when holidays were a discreet, predictable part of the year; today they are more typically considered an essential, non-negotiable part of life.

Gone are the days when holidays were commemorative religious or civic events each year; today they are more typically an excuse for crass commercialism...something which intrudes on life rather than edifies it.

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@fansy,

I have a feeling that the first word in question should be discrete rather than discreet. Discrete means "distinct" or "separate." Discreet, on the other hand, has the implication of "prudent" or "not ostentatious." Non-negotiable, in this context, would pretty well carry the same meaning as "inevitable" or "mandated."

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Gone are the days when holidays were a distinct, predictable part of the year; today they are more typically considered an essential, mandatory part of life.

discreet and non-negotiable

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