# Definately **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 4, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845 "2003-08-04T07:13:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/1 "2003-08-04T07:13:55Z")
[Definitely](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=definitely) > [@](#): > > defi·nite·ly adv. Get it right people. You wouldn’t want people going around mispelling your name, so don’t mispell definitely. OK? ---
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/2 "2003-08-04T07:16:52Z")
Damn you Gaudere’s Law :shakes fist at the heavens: misspell (it just doesn’t look right ok?) ---
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/3 "2003-08-04T07:17:04Z")
Damn you Gaudere’s Law :shakes fist at the heavens: misspell (it just doesn’t look right ok?) ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/4 "2003-08-04T07:20:08Z")
Mwahahaha! That’ll teach you to complain about my most misspelled word. ---
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/5 "2003-08-04T07:21:54Z")
Unfortunately, its misspell that’s mine. Ironic isn’t it? I can’t even spell misspell sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/6 "2003-08-04T07:25:06Z")
“its misspell”? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/7 "2003-08-04T07:26:07Z")
That’s wierd, I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/8 "2003-08-04T07:29:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flood \* > \*\*[Definitely](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=definitely) > > Get it right people. You wouldn’t want people going around mispelling your name, so don’t mispell definitely. OK? \*\* That just makes me wanna masterbate. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/9 "2003-08-04T08:06:24Z")
I’m glad I was able to turn you on **Mockingbird**. I’ve been trying to get you to notice me for quite some time now. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/10 "2003-08-04T09:24:52Z")
I’m sorry, people, but this is getting completely rediculous. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/11 "2003-08-04T09:26:18Z")
Duz it mahtther? ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/12 "2003-08-04T09:53:07Z")
It’s fucken annoying ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/13 "2003-08-04T09:59:19Z")
Ow, my brain hertz. ---
**Author:** ![Trafalgar\_Laura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trafalgar_laura/32/2907_2.png) [@Trafalgar\_Laura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trafalgar_Laura)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/14 "2003-08-04T10:56:16Z")
This thread is just to funny. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/15 "2003-08-04T11:07:22Z")
Misspelling definitely is most definitely a sign of utter ignorance. How do you spell “definite”? How about “indefinite”? How about “finite”? So where the fuck does the “a” come from? principle - principal = different words, different meanings effect - affect = different words, different meanings capital - capitol = different words, different meanings. I don’t understand what’s so difficult about it. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/16 "2003-08-04T12:27:49Z")
I agree, sailer… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/17 "2003-08-04T12:41:21Z")
I mever nispell shet ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/18 "2003-08-04T13:04:13Z")
It’s really anal to complane about spelling and grammer ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/19 "2003-08-04T13:05:55Z")
That’s one of the things that used to really annoy Katherine Hepburn. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definately/192845/20 "2003-08-04T13:27:38Z")
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