Positive character trait
Discerning
Able to notice fine differences and make sound judgments.
4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Tells real quality from a good surface, in work, people or ideas.
- Notices fine differences others miss.
- Chooses carefully, and can say why.
Fits when someone tells good from merely good-looking, in people, work, or ideas
Not when the judgment is only about taste and slides into snobbery
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Resume line Selected [number] [titles, suppliers or candidates] from [number] for [program], of which [share] [met target or were renewed].
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is discerning: they picked [the strongest proposals or candidates] from a large field, and their choices have held up.
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Report card comment [Name] is a discerning reader who can explain why one book or argument is stronger than another.
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In a story, shown not told She tasted the three oils in silence, then pushed the cheapest one forward. The chef tried it and changed suppliers that week.
A discerning editor saw which of the three drafts had the real story in it.
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