#2871: Definitely

XKCD comic, described below.
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[A list of 12 words with their meanings. The lines between the words and their meaning are aligned, with the words to the left being right-aligned. Above the 12 rows of words there are underlined captions:]

Word   Meaning

Definitely - Definitely

Definetly - Almost definitely

Definately - Probably

Definatly - Probably not

Defenitely - Not telling (it's a surprise)

Defintely - Per the prophecy

Definetely - Definitely, maybe

Definantly - To be decided by coin toss

Defanitely - In one universe out of 14 million

Defineatly - Only the gods know

Definitly - Unless someone cute shows up

Defiantly - Defiantly

[Caption below the panel:]

People think the word "definitely" is often misspelled, but it's actually just several words with different meanings.

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:A really mean prank you can play on someone who's picky about words is to add a 'definitely->definitively' autocorrect rule to their keyboard.


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