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Definitely vs. Definately

TriBi said:
"Rediculous" is one of those that always kind of annoys me. T
Just as an aside - does anyone have words for which they know the correct spelling - but for some reason always manage to type them incorrectly?
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Yeah.........I forgot about "defiantly"....... :rolleyes:
One word I have to check out is "occasion". That one will give me trouble as long as I live....... :grrr:
 
I think a lot of these misspells are courtesy of our less than dexterous digits against the keyboard. I have a natural inclination for certain letter sequences to reverse because one finger gets to its letter before the preceding one does.

a and n - left pinky vs right index finger, if you're an actual 10 finger typist.
and such . . .
 
Not wanting to fan the flames of the spelled vs. spelt debate, but my OED from WHSmiths (UK) lists the past participle as spelt or spelled, in that order. Both in bold.

With regards to aluminium, my understanding is that in scientific circles, it is spelt in UK English - I was informed at uni that we traded the extra 'i' for the 'ph' in sulphur (i.e. it's spelt sulfur in published journals). I cannot comment on the accuracy of that information, but any scientists here may be able to verify/discredit that for me.
 
One thing that drives me nuts is Americans pronouncing foyer as "foy err" when they should be saying "foy ay." It is jarring to Canadian (i.e. civilised) ears the other way - the first time I heard it said that way I thought the person must have been saying it wrongly just for effect.

But then it didn't stop. Ugh.

So you can either pronounce it in the proper French way (which would sound more like "fwoy ehh" or you can anglicise it slightly to "foy ay." But if you cannot wrap your tongues around that, and it keeps coming out as "foy err," then you'd best call it the lobby.
 
One must be careful when writing this word and the hyphenated word:

Joe was given some papers to resign.
Joe was given some papers to re-sign.

;)
 
cklover said:
I am not spelling it incorrectly. The Oxford English Dictionary lists spelled and spelt as correct spellings. However, spelled is in bold letters in the dictionary and spelt is in italics which indicates to me that spelled is the more accepted form.
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The accepted British (and Commonwealth) and Canadian spelling is 'spelt'. The accepted American spelling is 'spelled'.

You can spell it 'spelled' if you want. You can also spell 'colour' and 'humour' and 'favourite' without the 'u' if you want. I don't care. I'm proud of my Canadian heritage and I prefer to hold onto it.

Robarob said:
Not wanting to fan the flames of the spelled vs. spelt debate, but my OED from WHSmiths (UK) lists the past participle as spelt or spelled, in that order. Both in bold.
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My Dictionary of Canadian English also has both spellings, but neither emphasised. (Oh, look! There's another difference in spellings! The 'z' {which we pronounce 'zed'} is an American thing, too.)
 
gsdx said:
The accepted British (and Commonwealth) and Canadian spelling is 'spelt'. The accepted American spelling is 'spelled'.

You can spell it 'spelled' if you want. You can also spell 'colour' and 'humour' and 'favourite' without the 'u' if you want. I don't care. I'm proud of my Canadian heritage and I prefer to hold onto it.



My Dictionary of Canadian English also has both spellings, but neither emphasised. (Oh, look! There's another difference in spellings! The 'z' {which we pronounce 'zed'} is an American thing, too.)
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Since I have The Oxford English Dictionary published by the Oxford University Press I will stick with my version.

I don't see why you brought up the words colour, favourite, and humour since I never mentioned them. If you must know I have always used the letter u in these spellings. I also use the French spelling for words that are originally French and were brought directly into English without any changes. In addition I use ght letter combinations and not te, as in night and light.

I don't know why you brought up zed. I have never pronounced it any other way. In fact all countries that use the Latin alphabet pronounce the last letter of the alphabet as zed. The only exception is the US.

If you want to bring up proper pronunciation, then why is Ontario the only place in the world that can't say hamburger? Everyone there pronounces it hamburg. That is like calling a frankfurter a frankfurt or wiener a wien (or perhaps Vienna if you prefer the English spelling).

Don't try to lecture me on being Canadian. I was born here and I am a proud Canadian. Nowhere did I ever say or even hint that I wasn't.
 
^ I wasn't lecturing. I was pointing out the dissimilarities between American and Canadian English.
 
cklover said:
Since I have The Oxford English Dictionary published by the Oxford University Press I will stick with my version etc etc etc
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Good for you. However, don't forget you started this debate by saying (somewhat dogmatically, I might add) that spelling the past tense of spell as 'spelt' is a mistake that many make. Sorry sir, but you are wrong.

In Australia, we use "spelled" and "spelt" interchangeably, though "spelt" is the more popular word. Indeed, The Macquarie Dictionary (the 'bible' of standard Australian English) doesn't list "spelled" at all; only "spelt" as the past participle and past tense of "spell".

So there! :p
 
fetaby said:
I've even gone so far as to purposefully think of a synonym to avoid spelling a tricky word.
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I can't spell to save my life. However I most certainly change the words to ensure the correct result is achieved.

One I do daily and feel helpless to stop until after I have typed it....

Tommorrow
 
I have a number of things I type incorrectly because my fingers go to auto pilot, but the only one I can think of is turning every table into tablet - comes from working in too close to medication.

My speech is much worse though - I have two frustrating habits - spoonerism and just inventing words. I mentioned prozen frawnes at work the other day.

I invent words by trying to use two synonyms at the same time - I used 'feck' in a sentence to someone when I apparently couldn't decide between heck (as in heck of a way) and fair (as in fair way). Easy mistake to make. I've also used 'bread' instead of either head and brain.
 
As it happens, I was asked for "an official definition" for the 'word of the week' (I know, sad). I very calmly replied with "It's a bastardisation of fuck" before walking off (which as it happened I had to do anyway) to a sea of shocked faces. Work can be fun sometimes!
 
ozguy said:
'Cum' instead of 'come' .... gee that riles me! :rolleyes:
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Oh cum on, that one is funny.

ravenstar said:
I'm affected by how this has effected you or visa versa I can never figure which one to use where.
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Are u sure it wasn't a mastercard?

Kester said:
We have a sign at work on the bananas saying that the quality it not 'effected'. There is this shopper who comes in every week and takes the sign down or gets a marker and changes it to 'affected'.

So fucking annoying.
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At least he hasn't gotten them INfected!

kevbo said:
INCONCEIVABLE!nnn
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And yet it has been conceived.
 
Robarob said:
As it happens, I was asked for "an official definition" for the 'word of the week' (I know, sad). I very calmly replied with "It's a bastardisation of fuck" before walking off (which as it happened I had to do anyway) to a sea of shocked faces. Work can be fun sometimes!
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Beautifully, expressed. Thank you.
 
Since I was a child spelling and grammer have been incredibly difficult for me but I slowly make an effort to increase my speech.
 
gsdx said:
The accepted British (and Commonwealth) and Canadian spelling is 'spelt'. The accepted American spelling is 'spelled'.
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More fanning this fire.

For Me (US), 'spelled' is when writing words.
'Spelt' is a very, very old type of Wheat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelt

Maybe that's why what's-his-name, when coming up with an American English Dictionary differentiated the two? :confused:

By the way, this is a bit enlightening. We are ALL correct! :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences
 
But for those with Jewish heritage, spelt, when said too quickly could almost sound like svelte. Oy ve!
 
Someone mentioned this one but I can't find it to quote but the 'Centre' vs. 'Center' debate.

Made all the more confusing lately, as Real Estate Developers in the US have taken to using the 'Centre' moniker when naming their developments. Evidently it looks more upscale. :rolleyes:

'Centre Point Townhomes' looks cooler than 'Center Point Townhomes.' Ugh. They are still townhouses (multi unit attached homes).

I give up if they start putting up directional signs pointing to the 'Visitor's Car Park.' :cool:
 
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