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[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I always told people "definitely is spelled like infinitely, so just remember how to spell infinite"

But I suppose "finite" is even better than "infinite" since there's less to remember.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's more that finite is easier because it has the long I sound at the beginning which clearly designates it as I. The short i sound in most English dialects is a middling kind of "ehh" sound that can be confused for an e a lot when sounding out a word. When I misspell definitely it's because I spell it defenitely.

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My reasoning for why "infinite" would be easy to remember is because "infinity" is notably a word with only i as a main vowel (excluding the y)

But I see what you mean too

[–] Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

My reasoning is that infinite is pronounced like definite, unlike finite which is pronounced nothing like definite.