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- this clearly isn't working, so let's take a different tack in trying to solve the problem
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Do You Change 'Tack' or 'Tact'?
Do You Change 'Tack' or 'Tact'?
For times when you need to switch course
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24 Feb 2020
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 28 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of tack was in the 14th century
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