Common misspelling of "definitely;"

"Defiantly." I see this everywhere, whether it be on Facebook or across internet forums. Such a consistent mistake, but I don't know how people get hooked on spelling it like that; it's barely "definitely"... -_-

Two different words!

Defiantly
Adv. 1. defiantly - in a rebellious manner.

Definitely
adv
1. in a definite manner
2. (sentence modifier) certainly he said he was coming, definitely
sentence substitute.
unquestionably: used to confirm an assumption by a questioner.

I know! But at times, it's very clear to me that they mean to use "definitely" rather than "defiantly." I don't know, maybe I'm crazy and the only one who sees this everywhere. -_-

Hmm, I've never seen that misuse of "defiantly". I often see definitely misspelled "definately" or "defanitely".

Are you one of those grammer freaks?

To not get the two mixed up. I just remember that definitely has "finite" in it.

I actually see a lot of kids getting there and their mixed up more than anything else. ^-^"

This really used to irk me, but with so many people making the mistake, I've gotten rather jaded about it

MYmacROX said:

Hmm, I've never seen that misuse of "defiantly". I often see definitely misspelled "definately" or "defanitely".

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Yeah, I don't think I've noticed this either. But I do tend to skim through text quickly.

I am guessing it is because of things like spellcheck changing stuff like defanitly to defiantly. Either way it is definitely frustrating...

mdfuller said:

I am guessing it is because of things like spellcheck changing stuff like defanitly to defiantly. Either way it is definitely frustrating...

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Spellcheck is great and all, too bad it doesn't catch all the gramatical errors and word usage very well. >_>"

MYmacROX said:

Hmm, I've never seen that misuse of "defiantly". I often see definitely misspelled "definately" or "defanitely".

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Pretty much my feeling as well. I haven't seen too many misuses of "defiantly" vs. "definitely"...but I certainly do see various misspellings of "definitely".

My opinion is:

- if you're e-mailing someone that you don't know well (coworkers, strangers, folks you may be involved with in a buy/sell process, etc.)
- as you develop a reputation & are a regular on an internet forum

...it's probably best to do your best when it comes to grammar, spelling, word usage.

Non-verbal communication (e-mails, forum posts, Facebook, etc.) is becoming (or has been) more & more prevalent...and bad habits developed & "practiced" everyday during electronic communications can sometimes inadvertently be used during more serious written/electronic communications.

It's kind of like burping, farting, or picking your nose..."Stupid is as stupid does!"

- Nick

I have defiantly never seen anyone make that sort of mistake.

CrimsonRequiem said:

I actually see a lot of kids getting there and their mixed up more than anything else. ^-^"

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They are?

CrimsonRequiem said:

Spellcheck is great and all, too bad it doesn't catch all the gramatical errors and word usage very well. >_>"

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Yeah, yore right.

And the list goes on...
Common misspellings : Oxford Dictionaries Online

I didn't mean that people misuse the meaning of "defiantly," but rather type it when they actually mean to type "definitely."

I don't know. Again, it could just be me.

i wouldnt wrry abt all da kds wth poor wrd usg n splln .

whn dey rul da wrld evry1 will uze txt speek 4 all n-vrbl communic8n neway.

nobody will need 2 no how 2 spll.

technologist said:

i wouldnt wrry abt all da kds wth poor wrd usg n splln .

whn dey rul da wrld evry1 will uze txt speek 4 all n-vrbl communic8n neway.

nobody will need 2 no how 2 spll.

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Kinda sad that I read that just as easily as I would regular words... 2 much chat talk.

My wife gets all up in arms about stuff like this, but she's defiantly a grammar Nazi.

I defiantly think this is a big problem!

Defiantly ~ To show defiance ^^^^ Confused :shrugs:

I will defiantly use definitely where i can now today ;P

TattooedMac said:

Defiantly ~ To show defiance ^^^^ Confused :shrugs:

I will defiantly use definitely where i can now today ;P

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And I will definitely use defiantly.

Well for one I defiantly don't spell defen deifna whatever that way!