• skulblaka
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    21 month 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.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 month 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
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        21 month ago

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