• skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    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
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      17 days ago

      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
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        17 days ago

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