# is it true that minutes is actually spelled m-u-n-i-t-e-s? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 15, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460 "2001-11-15T04:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![huskerfootball\_19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d2c977/32.png) [@huskerfootball\_19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huskerfootball_19)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/1 "2001-11-15T04:40:36Z")
I remember always seeing and spelling it that way as a little kid. ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/2 "2001-11-15T04:58:47Z")
Munites —\> minutes. Changed it in 98. They told us all not to tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/3 "2001-11-15T05:25:29Z")
I still forget and write “munites” sometimes. Glad to know I’m not the only one. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/4 "2001-11-15T05:39:56Z")
What if C-A-T really spelled “Dog”? Makes you think doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/5 "2001-11-15T06:27:38Z")
No, it isn’t treu. It’s wrnog. You have the lerttes in the wrong oredr. Glad we could hlep. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/6 "2001-11-15T07:14:56Z")
\*\*‘illegitimi non carborundum’ \*\* Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board. Don’t know how long it’ll be free though. 😃 Used to live in Omaha, had a girl friend in Nebraska City. Hated the damned winter’s tho. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/7 "2001-11-15T07:24:48Z")
Oh, it’s true… and “Knowledge” really starts with “N”, not “K”, which, as a husker fan, you probably already know… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/8 "2001-11-15T09:02:42Z")
What about “minute”? Did you spell it “munite”? How did you pronounce it? ---
**Author:** ![huskerfootball\_19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d2c977/32.png) [@huskerfootball\_19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huskerfootball_19)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/9 "2001-11-15T19:01:35Z")
k i might as well not look at this anymore. i know it was a dumb question. i just had to see what kinds of answers you morons would put. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/10 "2001-11-15T19:09:17Z")
That makes us big husker fans. You’ll do real well here. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/11 "2001-11-15T19:11:33Z")
And speaking of big huskers, why don’t you come over to the pit for one? ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/12 "2001-11-15T19:27:32Z")
Nebraska—pah!! Go Mizzou!!! ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-minutes-is-actually-spelled-m-u-n-i-t-e-s/93460/13 "2001-11-15T20:03:53Z")
This doesn’t belong here, so I’m closing the thread. Husker, please take this as a warning that we don’t appreciate this kind of thing around here. - Jill