Discuss or discuss ( pronounced dis CUSS ) means to talk about a particular subject--
We need to discuss your report card, young man.
It's best not to discuss your personal life at work.
Discus or discus ( pronounced DIS cus ) means the flying saucer or Frisbee-shaped thing they throw in the Olympic Games --
The students practiced throwing the discus yesterday.
A discus looks a bit like a Frisbee, but it is heavy.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The newscasters should discuss the discus throw, and tell us who won."
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