Wednesday Words: Still no “a” in “definitely”
On July 19, 2006, I published a historic post.
It was simply titled: There is definitely no “a”.
I thought this post would go down in history. I thought it would be featured on hundreds of news channels across the globe. I thought reporters would be pounding on my door to get the scoop on this hot news story.
Sadly, no one came. And only a small group of people actually took notice. Yes, my darlings, I am sad to report that thousands of people in the world have still not heard the good news. They still believe there is such a thing as the word DEFINATELY.
And they use it with such passion. I see it on blogs and forums across the land.
“Will you be coming over on Saturday night?”
“Oh yeah, DEFINITATELY!”
They type it with such joy and pride, and they often use ALL CAPS. They are so certain that there is such a thing. Yes, as sad as it sounds, they do believe there is a letter “a” in the word “definitely.”
So please… for the greater good of this nation… tell everyone you know. Don’t be shy, dear readers. Tell your family, your friends, your co-workers. Tell everyone you know.
There is no “a” in “definitely”.
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Heh. This is one that I probably misspell all the time if I’m just flying through typing and not thinking about it, but if I stop and think about it I usually get it right, by thinking about the word itself — a derrivate of “finite”. We wouldn’t talk about “finate” math, right?
Nathan, only you could have had the courage and compassion to have brought forth this message. Severe as it is, you had the gentleness to take away the sting. You’re definately the coolest thing on wheels.
Um… yeah. Why do I get the feeling that I’m one of those people? For someone who makes his living as a righter, I have such a hard time getting the words write sometimes.
I’m feeling smarter already.
Keep fighting the good fight. Don’t worry, the Spelling Calvary will come to your rescue any minute.
Maybe you should put your message in an “important posts” section in the sidebar. Announce it to some news portals. Write it in your signature.