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It's de finite ly. Please try to learn it

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Shattereddreams · 23/11/2012 18:04

Definitely is definitely the most common spelling mistake on MN.

My teacher at school many years ago taught us it is de FINITE ly.

AIBU to share this tip?

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Pigsinblankets · 23/11/2012 18:07

No drives me mad as well. Along with should of instead of should have. I'm going to stop now before I go into a rage.

StickEmWithThePointyEnd · 23/11/2012 18:08

I am probably guilty of this, my fingers type "definately" automatically, even though my brain knows it's an I not an A. I try to correct it if I notice, I promise.

TheCountessOlenska · 23/11/2012 18:08

YANBU to share this tip

I had trouble with this spelling for years (and I am a pretty good speller!) till my Dsis helpfully told me about FINITE Grin

Glitterknickaz · 23/11/2012 18:09

Yeh defanitely a good iydeeur Wink

lottiegarbanzo · 23/11/2012 18:11

YANBU, it is a genuinely difficult one, as the pronunciation could suggest otherwise.

I have a dyslexic friend who always writes 'defiantly' instead, as in 'I am defiantly interested in doing that', which makes me giggle (in a sympathetic but it's still funny way. I know he really cannot spell).

ConfusedPixie · 23/11/2012 18:20

YANBU. But I'm another who's fingers type definately. It was only when I got Chrome (and it's spell checker) that I realised what I was doing!

Glitterknickaz · 23/11/2012 18:21

Discusted is another one.

Dogsmom · 23/11/2012 18:32

I'll deffo try and spell it correctly in future.

usualsuspect3 · 23/11/2012 18:33

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Startail · 23/11/2012 18:35

Try telling sodding auto correct that as lottie says we dyslexic people put an a where there should be an e because it suggests all sorts of malapropisms, but definitely is often not one of them.

Shattereddreams · 23/11/2012 18:43

Startail I too am dyslexic, probably why I love all the old school rules for spelling.

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WorraLiberty · 23/11/2012 18:46

I disagree

I think the most common mistake on MN is 'Advice/Advise'.

ChromosoneShortOfHuman · 23/11/2012 18:48

That's a tricky tricky work that one, especially if you are dyslexic...confused the life out of me for years, I even used to argue with people I was correct, spell check told me different. Hmm

ChromosoneShortOfHuman · 23/11/2012 18:50

word not a work...Angry Jesus Christ anyway bit picky is it not?

I say lots of silly things like

brian instead of brain
diary instead of dairy

I'm okay with advise/advice as they are different, hmm yes my head is messy!

butisthismyname · 23/11/2012 18:53

discusted - arghhhh. I was browsing NM yesterday - almost started a thread here actually but knew it wasn't The Right Thing To Do, and 'discusted' came on soooo many times. Also 'your', Gah.

ScrambledSmegs · 23/11/2012 18:58

I thought it was loose/lose, Worra.

I cba to point it out if people get stuff wrong though, life's too short. My spelling and grammar isn't perfect either.

HowDoidelete · 23/11/2012 19:03

I always think of nits, not nats.

As in defi-nit-ely.

ChromosoneShortOfHuman · 23/11/2012 19:06

I break my words down:

be-a-utiful

TartyMcTart · 23/11/2012 19:10

I can cope with 'definitely' but cannot bear 'should of' FFS it's 'should have' Angry

JellyBelly10 · 23/11/2012 19:10

For some reason I have always remembered the correct spelling of definitely by saying (in my head!) "Defin-ite-ly, shite-ly!" Blush

Pixel · 23/11/2012 19:13

I have a dyslexic friend who always writes 'defiantly' instead, as in 'I am defiantly interested in doing that'

I got a text last week asking if dd 'defiantely' wants an ipad (on hire scheme thingy). Whichever word it was supposed to be it was spelt incorrectly, although I amused myself with thoughts of her signing up for an ipad against our wishes Wink. Was also a bit Hmm as text was from her school.

psychomum5 · 23/11/2012 19:14

sort of unreasonable. I get confused.

although 'GAWJUSS' fucks me off!!

what the hell is wrong with gorgeous

McTagster · 23/11/2012 19:15

Yanbu.
It's also very annoying when people (in general, not necessarily on mn) don't seem to know the difference between:
They're, There and Their
Your and You're
Grrr, it's not that hard!!

JustFabulous · 23/11/2012 19:17

Definitely was in something I wrote that was to be pubished in a book. they typed it up as defiantly. I wasn't impressed Hmm.

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