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Is defiantly going to end up as the accepted spelling for definitely?

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TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 20/06/2014 23:03

I thought definately was bad enough Hmm

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Kurololi · 20/06/2014 23:08

I read the first part of your post and started thinking "FFS another idiot who can't spell definitely!!" haha. Winds me up no end.

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ouryve · 20/06/2014 23:09

Proberly not

(That hurt to type)

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TheMasterNotMargarita · 20/06/2014 23:09

No.
Where did you see this?
Two different words, how can you confuse them?
I know it's bad but I can't understand, if you cannot spell there are things to help you......like a dictionary.

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HaveYouTriedARewardChart · 20/06/2014 23:11

Yeah I don't get this one. It's just a totally different word. Unlike loose which is kind of understandable! Maybe it always comes up first in predictive text or something.....

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MrsKCastle · 20/06/2014 23:14

Aargh, yes, I see that a lot. Drives me mad.

And ouryve, it's not 'proberly', it's 'probally'.

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TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 20/06/2014 23:21

ah - it is an autocorrect thing

I just typed 'definat' (for 'definately') & autocorrect gives defiantly

That'll be where it's coming from. I've seen it a lot recently

aaaaaaaaargh

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TheMasterNotMargarita · 20/06/2014 23:35

Autofuckingcorrect

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AnnieLobeseder · 20/06/2014 23:40

But defiantly is a word in its own right. So no.

I haven't seen it used instead of definitely, but then perhaps I just haven't noticed.

The theory that it's an autocorrect thing makes sense.

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