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Pet Peeve - Spelling/Grammar
Nov. 29th, 2012 06:39 pmI run into this every so often and it drives me up the wall.
defy - to object, to refuse
defiantly, adj., eg. - He threw down the glove defiantly.
definite - sure, certain
definitely, adv., eg. - She definitely swam ten laps.
Do not use defiantly when you mean definitely!!
I don't know if it's just a weird spellcheck thing that nobody catches but I notice it. Oh boy do I notice it. -_- The 'lose/loose' and 'they're/there/their' situations are infuriating enough, but this is. They're not even. Whhyyyyyyyy?! D:
defy - to object, to refuse
defiantly, adj., eg. - He threw down the glove defiantly.
definite - sure, certain
definitely, adv., eg. - She definitely swam ten laps.
Do not use defiantly when you mean definitely!!
I don't know if it's just a weird spellcheck thing that nobody catches but I notice it. Oh boy do I notice it. -_- The 'lose/loose' and 'they're/there/their' situations are infuriating enough, but this is. They're not even. Whhyyyyyyyy?! D:
