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? asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 9 years ago

Can you please spell "definitely" correctly?

It seems like a lot of native speakers misspell that word and it annoys me. Everytime I see it, I lol and feel bad for that person. Then I feel happy because I don't speak my mother tongue that awful.

IT IS NOT "DEFINATELY" OR "DEFINATLY".

I'm not a grammar Nazi and my English isn't even good but I had to say this. I had to teach some of you how to spell "definitely".

Update:

@Lord Frieza - I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT! YOU WERE PRETTY CLOSE :)

@Patrick - It's not a problem Pat. Surreal is just a weird word.

Update 2:

@Matthew - yep I noticed that you spell it wrong and I think I saw hundreds of people like you. *chuckles*

I understand why you guys do it. It just sounds correct and I find it similar to their, there and they're mistake.

Update 3:

I hope Amy will see this question because she has some difficulty too.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiCKF...

Update 4:

@Matthew - yep I noticed that you spell it wrong and I think I saw hundreds of people like you. *chuckles*

I understand why you guys do it. It just sounds correct and I find it similar to their, there and they're mistake.

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  • Smiley
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    "Deafinettley"...just like it sounds.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Definitely is how you spell it.

    And the next time you are having trouble use your spell check or go to this website: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/definite...

    BTW I clearly state in my "About Me" box that I can't spell and my grammar sux. Its like my "Warning this Answer or Question will contain poor grammar and plenty of misspelling......and I don't really care." But I think about it like this: What is the purpose of writing? It is to communicate a message. As long as the message is communicated, despite the poor writing skills and typographical errors, does it really matter how we sent the message?

  • Jon
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    Why is this word so hard to spell? I have pretty good spelling abilities, but for some reason I have a very hard time spelling this word. Actually, I avoid it like the plague, because I fear having to use it and putting my answer at risk for a possible miss-spelling.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    spell checker like the rest of Yahoo can be a messed up waist of time trying to figure out what is right or what is wrong

    too bad there isn't a grammer checker two huh

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I'm glad you asked this, because I personally just learned that it's an "I" instead of an "A".

    I think it just seems natural to put the "A" in there, but I have no idea why. lol.

  • 9 years ago

    I can spell definitely with ease.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    I'm gonna have to confess that I still have difficulty with that lol :)

  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    Sorry Sky i can't even spell surreal :(

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    definitely

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    definitely..

    ..and i didn't even have to use spell check :D

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