"Definitely" misspelled 10% of the time

[Pete C]

Number of results on Google for the keywords definitely and definately:


definitely
(6 800 000 results) versus definately
( 685 000 results)



www.googlefight.com

[Knike]

Actually, "definitely" is only misspelled 9.1516 %, but adding other variations like "definatily" or "definitaly", it could make the 10 %

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[gnhrtg]

So here are some I have. Some are a little tongue in cheek. Yes, they are not as striking; nevertheless:

address: 67 400 000
adress : 219 000

uncertainy: 3 090 000
uncertainity: 10 400
(this isn't that bad)

probably: 25 900 000
prolly: 172 000
(had to do this)

peculiar: 1 470 000
peculier: 20 100

jazz: 12 700 000
jaz: 594 000
(the sorry state of jazz)

wynton marsalis: 64 800
paul dunmall: 3430
(this one's for Steve R.)

Great site, by the way.

[clinthopson]

How about nu-cu-lar?

That's more in the saying then spelling, I guess.

[Valerie]

Must say that one of my pet peeves is the misuse of "your" and "you're"; also, "its" and "it's".

I'll bet the above are misused about 80% of the time on this site!

[moneyp]

Oh, that this to too two solid flesh should melt.

[Valerie]

Originally posted by clinthopson
That's more in the saying then spelling, I guess.

And, Clint, you've just reminded me of the misuse of "then" and "than"!! LOL!!

[Sergio Zamora]

So, what would it take for 'definately' to be accepted as a variant of 'definitely' by the dictionary people?

[hornplayer]

A lot of words are more frequently mispronounced than misspelled such as FebRuary, or goverNment

[Ron Thorne]

I never cease to be amazed at how many politicians and news reporters say Washen DC. Sheer laziness.

[jesus marion joseph]

When I was a kid in North Carolina, there were lots of other kids who pronounced "spaghetti" as "psghetti". Kinda' like verbal dyslexia or something.

[Pete C]

A subway series of sorts:

Number of results on Google for the keywords sodom and gomorrah:


sodom
( 353 000 results) versus gomorrah
( 99 900 results)


The winner is: sodom

[FredC]

Originally posted by Valerie
Must say that one of my pet peeves is the misuse of "your" and "you're"; also, "its" and "it's".

I'll bet the above are misused about 80% of the time on this site!


Valerie dear, you have embarrassed your old dad, here.
I had totally forgotten that possessives of personal pronouns do *not* get an apostrophe. Hence I'm sure I and others have been guilty of incorrect possessives, eg your's, their's .

PEDANT!!!

[Douglas]

Jazz corner 308 000, blue note 307 000.

Steven Reynolds ( 326 000 results) versus Wynton Marsalis ( 64 800 results)