Definitely

You got me.

 

Unless you are from the South :lol:

Just messing! It's 4 8)

 

I think you meant "unless you are from the North" cause being from the South would make it like 5 or 6 syllables. :wink:

 

My daughter said there were 4 syllables in the word. After showing the teacher the dictionary, the teacher said maybe 3.
She was writing a sonet with 10 syllables in each line. The teacher counted off because she said definitely has only 2 syllables therefore making only 8 in that line.

 

See what happens when the dems win the House and the Senate???

:lol:

 

u nut! :lol:

 

Absolutely!

She's probably saying "def-nit-ly" - hence 3 syllables - instead of "def-i-nit-ly."

 

I vote for 4 syllables. Uh, I think it's 4. Yeah, definitely 4! Well, I suppose you could pronounce it with 3. No, it's 4, definitely 4. Definitely.

But, what do I know; I'm a Democrat.

 

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/definitely

The only other explanation is that the teacher read it as definate? (which would be 3)

Clearly on this site it shows 4 syllables in definitely.

For 2 syllables she would have to say definite---ly.

 

So did she get her grade fixed?