• porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Should we just let any old thing that slips into common usage to become the norm?

    Yes.

    Why not spell it “definately”? It’s very common and everyone understands it.

    I don’t think that quite meets the threshold yet, since most people who do that would still agree that it’s not correct. However, it’s close, and I wouldn’t be against recording it as an alternative spelling.

    It’s a bit tangential, but English spelling is awful anyway, it bears hardly any relationship to the pronunciation, and I think it’s great if it evolves to be a bit less unintuitive.