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Circa89 · 05-14-2008, 03:29 PM

I have intermittingly spilled my milk in the past.
I intermittently spilt my milk in the past.

I recently bugged a friend of mine who on his auto reply said he would be checking his email intermittingly, I thought I was pretty smug and corrected him that the proper word is intermittently. He replied with a dictionary definition of intermittingly which seemed to satisfy me.

I replied again saying no need to cry over spilt milk and he tried to correct me saying it is Spilled Milk.

Again both these words are in the dictionary. Do we really need both? Which usages are correct. This is a big bet as I have to buy wings tonight if I am wrong and vice versa.

Sorry for a lame thread but this age old mystery must be solved. A receipt for 48 Salt and Pepper wings (with hot sauce on the side) lay in the balance

Thanks grammar nazis!

05-14-2008, 03:29 PM	#1
Circa89 Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2005 Exp:	Grammar Nazi please I have intermittingly spilled my milk in the past. I intermittently spilt my milk in the past. I recently bugged a friend of mine who on his auto reply said he would be checking his email intermittingly, I thought I was pretty smug and corrected him that the proper word is intermittently. He replied with a dictionary definition of intermittingly which seemed to satisfy me. I replied again saying no need to cry over spilt milk and he tried to correct me saying it is Spilled Milk. Again both these words are in the dictionary. Do we really need both? Which usages are correct. This is a big bet as I have to buy wings tonight if I am wrong and vice versa. Sorry for a lame thread but this age old mystery must be solved. A receipt for 48 Salt and Pepper wings (with hot sauce on the side) lay in the balance Thanks grammar nazis!