neveronfriday Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Now, I know my English sucks, so don't throw stones at me, please. Lately I've noticed an overabundance of "definately"s floating around the board (just search for the word). Is that the way it's going to be spelled in the near future, or is it still "definitely"? The reason I ask: the other day I came across two of these on the NYT site ... must have slipped through, I thought. Then I saw it on cnn.com, etc. Just wondering. Cheers! Quote
vibes Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 It's definitely. And it always will be. Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Only boneheads who can't spell will use the A. Finish, Finite, Infinite, Definite, Definition. Not an A to be seen. Mike Quote
Late Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Some word processing programs' Spell Check software actually gives the word "defiantly" as the first choice when "definitely" is spelled with the letter A. I see this all the time in student papers. It can get pretty funny: "Elizabeth Bishop's poem The Fish defiantly describes an epiphany ... " Ouch. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 We definitely add an 'e' to magazin as well. Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 26, 2004 Author Report Posted November 26, 2004 Yes, and you spell "gallery" with double-r. Strange language. Quote
GregK Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Yes, and you spell "gallery" with double-r. Strange language. huh? where is the double "r"? Quote
AfricaBrass Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 My pet peave is lose vs. loose. Lose: To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay: He's always losing his car keys. Loose: Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks. I know my grammar is far from perfect (or even correct), but I see the misuse of loose in place of lose on almost every message board I visit. Quote
wesbed Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 It seems lots of folks have a difficult time regarding the proper use of affect and effect. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 It seems lots of folks have a difficult time regarding the proper use of affect and effect. I think I've been guilty of that one in my time... Quote
J.A.W. Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 What about "their" instead of "they're"; I see that a lot. Quote
wesbed Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Yeah. There, their, and they're. I'm glad I had to learn the English language as my native language. I'd have never figured it out otherwise. Quote
J.A.W. Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 (edited) The contraction it's of it is is often used as possessive pronoun of it, instead of its. Edited November 26, 2004 by J.A.W. Quote
brownie Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Guerrilla is the way the anglo-saxon spell this word. It derives from the french word Guerre (War). But the French spell it Guerilla Quote
EKE BBB Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Guerrilla is the way the anglo-saxon spell this word. It derives from the french word Guerre (War). But the French spell it Guerilla We also spell it GUERRILLA. Try to pronounce quickly, with correct Spanish, "guerra de guerrillas" Quote
wesbed Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 How about calvary and cavalry? Sheesh. Quote
Quincy Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Guerrilla is the way the anglo-saxon spell this word. It derives from the french word Guerre (War). But the French spell it Guerilla We also spell it GUERRILLA. The English origins of the word are indeed Spanish. And amazingly it was spelled right! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 I spell definitely wrong all the time. I don't know why. I'm a fairly decent speller, but that word always gets me. Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 26, 2004 Author Report Posted November 26, 2004 Yes, and you spell "gallery" with double-r. Strange language. huh? where is the double "r"? Err ... double "l" is what I meant to say. Too much rum. That one always gets me. English "gallery" is German "Galerie" which, of course, I always spell "Gallerie". Cheers! Quote
king ubu Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 possibly maybe. Possibly maybe You flirt finds me out Teases the crack in me Smittens me with hope Possibly maybe probably love As much as I definitely enjoy solitude I wouldn't mind perhaps Spending little time with you Sometimes Sometimes Possibly maybe probably love Uncertainty excites me Baby Who knows what's going to happen? Lottery or car crash Or you'll join a cult Possibly maybe probably love Mon petit vulcan You're eruptions and disasters I keep calm Admiring the lava I keep calm Possibly maybe probably love Electric shocks? I love them! With you --> dozen a day But after a while I wonder Where's that love you promised me? Possibly maybe probably love How can you offer me love like that? My heart's burned How can you offer me love like that? I'm exhausted Leave me alone Possibly maybe probably love Since we broke up I'm using lipstick agagin I'll suck my tongue As a remembrance of you... Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 26, 2004 Author Report Posted November 26, 2004 possibly maybe. Possibly maybe [...] But otherwise you're OK, right? Quote
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.