ok, usually i would look up any spelling queries using www.dictionary.com and be satisfied with that, but i am still being told that im spelling this wrong !!
I am spelling it like this .........INDEFINITELY
but i keep getting told by everyone that the correct spelling is INDEFINATELY
as far as i can see there is no spelling of INDEFINATELY in the dictionary that i can find, although there are alot of web pages with it spelt like that
2007-01-02 21:28:38 · 17 answers · asked by ♥gigi♥ 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
INDEFINITELY i sthe CORRECT spelling. m-w.com is the BEST online dictionary. try it. :)
2007-01-02 21:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by Gods1stThought 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being BC - before computers, according to the Oxford mini dictionary then 'indefinitely' is correct
2007-01-02 23:23:52 · answer #2 · answered by Daedalus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are spelling it correctly. Even phonetically, it is correct. The root word is definite. I will be hard pressed to find the other spelling as to my knowledge it does not exist.
2007-01-02 21:36:57 · answer #3 · answered by ggirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's got to be the most mis-spelled word in English language. You're right and they're all wrong.
2007-01-02 21:31:39 · answer #4 · answered by chickpea 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey INDEFINITELY is definitely the correct spelling!
2007-01-02 21:36:34 · answer #5 · answered by Kritz 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I go with indefinitely, using the progression:
finite > definite > indefinite > indefinitely
2007-01-02 21:30:43 · answer #6 · answered by rosbif 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure why you couldn't find it on dictionary but here you go:
Dictionary can be a PITA sometimes. Grrr!
2007-01-02 21:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THE BEST IDEA IS TO GO TO EXCEL AND TYPE ANY WORD AND RIGHT CLICK ON THIS WORD AND IT WILL SAY IT IS CORRECT OR WRONG.
JUST TRY IT.
OR
GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE THIS WORD IF IT COMES THEN IT IS CORRECT,BUT IF IT DOES NOT COME THEN IT IS WRONG AND IT WILL SHOW THE CORRECT SPELLING.
2007-01-02 21:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by mskitbb 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
from finite, the in and the de are add ons
so agree with above
indefinitely
2007-01-02 21:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by farshadowman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely it should be indefinitely.
It comes fron the word definite. There is no word definate.
INDEFINITELY.....is correct the other is definitely incorrect..
2007-01-02 22:20:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋