How many ways have you seen DEFINITELY spelled here? (1 Viewer)

[JohnRice]

OK class, all together.
D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y
Why is it virtually no one seems to be able to spell this word correctly?

 

[SteveGon]

Definitely!

 

[JohnRice]

You're welcome for the setup, Steve.

I trust the check is in the mail.

 

[Bill J]

People here always misspell judgment.

 

[Steeve Bergeron]

That's so true, Bill! It's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, not Terminator 2: Judgement Day!

 

[Rob Lutter]

really!? I have been mispelling Judgement forever then.

 

[Bill J]

I always remember to spell judgment correctly because when I was a kid, I lost a spelling bee because of that simple word and it has haunted me ever since.

 

[Scott Weinberg]

OK, first to seven moves on!
Their
vs.
There
vs.
They're

 

[JohnRice]

And the one that honestly bothers me the most.

Using an apostrophe on plurals.

DVD's

VCR's

etc.

 

[RobR]

That's definetely true!
Quiz: most/more importantly and different than are non-standard English. What are the correct terms?

 

[JohnRice]

As far as I know, "importantly' should not be used with "more" or "most." It is just "most important" or "more important."

It is "different from."

Am I right? Am I right?

BTW, did you INTENTIONALLY spell definitely wrong?

 

[RobR]

JohnRice got them right! Most/more importantly is probably the most common non-standard English mistake that educated people make.

BTW, did you INTENTIONALLY spell definitely wrong?

Yep. Just participating in this poll

 

[Brian Kissinger]

Seeing as how I misspell every other word, I have most likely spelled defintely six different ways today alone.

 

[Jack Briggs]

"really!? I have been mispelling Judgement forever then."

And what other word do you misspell, Mr. Lutter?

 

[JohnRice]

Jack,
could that possibly be, "mis" as in "incorrect" and "spell" as in "spell" creating "misspell?"
I'm starting to fear posting in my own thread. I have a dictionary sitting here so I can check myself.
BTW, that was a VERY EXCELLENT point there, Jack.

 

[Rob Lutter]

uh... :b
I meant to do that

 

[Rob Tomlin]

People here always misspell judgment.

When I took a Business Law class in college, our professor, just prior to final exams, told the class not to overlook the obvious when writing the essay answers. A minute later, he asked the enire class:
"Is the word Judgment spelled with an 'E' ???"
A very large majority of the class, trying to show they knew how to spell Judgment, said in near unison "NO" !!
The professor gave them a disgusted look, and said:
"Don't you remember what I said about not overlooking the obvious? Of course 'Judgment' is spelled with an 'E' !!"
He then proceeded to write the word "J-U-D-G-M-E-N-T" on the blackboard, and circled the letter "E". Don't overlook the obvious!
Of course, from that point on, I have always spelled Judgment correctly (with ONE "E")!
See, I actually did remember something from college!

 

[David Von Pein]

"Judgment" can legally be "judgment" OR "judgement" ..... according to Merriam-Webster's.
Preferred spelling is without the second "e", but judgement is accepted. How 'bout them apples??
Sort of like "employee". Can also be "employe" (but that just doesn't look right, huh?).
How about the word "gray". "Grey" is also allowed. Which do you use?

 

[Jason Whyte]

Momento!

 

[Josh_Hill]

I can never rememeber how to spell definitely, so I always say Certainly.