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RainMan · 03-01-2003, 01:16 PM

Which of the two is the correct spelling?

I think it's damnit.

U?

Kay Scarpetta · 03-01-2003, 01:22 PM

It's "damnit", damnit! It bugs me when people write "dammit".

Mysty Eyes · 03-01-2003, 01:29 PM

Hmm... it's not in my dictionary with either spelling!

I guess that the "n" version is probably correct, as that is how you spell the word. But "dammit" is less offensive perhaps, since the word is being modified, and thus softened.

I usually use "dammit" whether or not it is correct. It's easier to type, at the very least.

Babes_Cat · 03-01-2003, 01:31 PM

Damnit.

Janice · 03-01-2003, 01:37 PM

I think it's damn it...as in damn you, damn him, etc.
If I was going to abbreviate it, I'd combine the two words and write damnit.

LucyFan · 03-01-2003, 02:12 PM

It's damnit.

ABlairican Pie · 03-01-2003, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Miss Karly
It's "damnit", damnit! It bugs me when people write "dammit".

Yeah, Karly should know...

Actually "damit" is the German word for "therefore". I was listening to an old recording of one of Hitler's speeches over 20 years ago and he started a sentence or clause with "Und damit", meaning "and therefore..."

Other than that, my knowledge of Deutsh is limited. Ich nicht kinnen...

ABlairican Pie · 03-01-2003, 02:30 PM

I prefer it to be two words, DAMN IT. How can it be a cuss-word when preachers use it all the time in reference to people going to hell?

fr00ti · 03-01-2003, 02:45 PM

damnit!

Mossopp · 03-01-2003, 04:21 PM

According to Blink 182 it's 'Dammit'.

Cool song.

Sitcomwriter · 03-01-2003, 04:40 PM

There are 2 correct spelling.There's dammit and damn it.

DetectiveGriffin · 03-01-2003, 05:31 PM

"Dammit!" is the colloquial use
and Damn It! is the technically correct form. you see the first a lot in novels and whatnot, maybe even closed captioning.

Kitt · 03-01-2003, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DetectiveGriffin
"Dammit!" is the colloquial use
and Damn It! is the technically correct form. you see the first a lot in novels and whatnot, maybe even closed captioning.

My answer is similar to that. In stories and such it would be dammit for the same reason they write 'goddamn' when a character says that.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 03-01-2003, 07:57 PM

Damnit. If you're going to spell something, you might as well spell it right.

*PinkLady* · 03-01-2003, 09:45 PM

I think it's damnit. I don't spell it that way though; I spell it as two words. I always thought w/two words was the correct way.

03-01-2003, 01:16 PM	#1
RainMan Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 09, 2002 Location: Churdan, Iowa USA (Wish it was the UK so I could go to Holmfirth, West Yorkshire to see the cast of Last of the Summer Wine!) Posts: 1,175	Is it dammit or damnit? Which of the two is the correct spelling? I think it's damnit. U?

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ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	re: "damnit" I prefer it to be two words, DAMN IT. How can it be a cuss-word when preachers use it all the time in reference to people going to hell?

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¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ MISS APRIL Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 19, 2001 Location: Parsonsfield ME Shaws - Screwing my way up the employment ladder! Posts: 68,780	Damnit. If you're going to spell something, you might as well spell it right.
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03-01-2003, 01:22 PM	#2
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	It's "damnit", damnit! It bugs me when people write "dammit".

03-01-2003, 01:29 PM	#3
Mysty Eyes Dreaming... Senior Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 1,144	Hmm... it's not in my dictionary with either spelling! I guess that the "n" version is probably correct, as that is how you spell the word. But "dammit" is less offensive perhaps, since the word is being modified, and thus softened. I usually use "dammit" whether or not it is correct. It's easier to type, at the very least.

03-01-2003, 01:31 PM	#4
Babes_Cat Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Oct 11, 2001 Location: massachusetts Posts: 34,145	Damnit.

03-01-2003, 01:37 PM	#5
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I think it's damn it...as in damn you, damn him, etc. If I was going to abbreviate it, I'd combine the two words and write damnit.

03-01-2003, 02:12 PM	#6
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	It's damnit.

03-01-2003, 04:40 PM	#11
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	There are 2 correct spelling.There's dammit and damn it.

03-01-2003, 05:31 PM	#12
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,289	"Dammit!" is the colloquial use and Damn It! is the technically correct form. you see the first a lot in novels and whatnot, maybe even closed captioning.

03-01-2003, 09:45 PM	#15
PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	I think it's damnit. I don't spell it that way though; I spell it as two words. I always thought w/two words was the correct way.