"Irregardless"

[JujuFish]

I don't see any reason to use this word. It bugs me a little when I see other people use it. Am I the only one?

 

[moshquerade]

i could care less 😛

 

[BigJ]

I'd rather have people use irregardless than break out mid-sentence into olde English.

 

[Zanix]

I don't think it's usually used correctly, it probably isn't a real word. Disirregardless will make it a triple negative, and connotate what is usually ment.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Zanix
I don't think it's usually used correctly, it probably isn't a real word. Disirregardless will make it a triple negative, and connotate what is usually ment.

It's a real word. It's just a word that bugs me, because it means the same thing as regardless.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: Zanix
I don't think it's usually used correctly, it probably isn't a real word. Disirregardless will make it a triple negative, and connotate what is usually ment.

It's a real word. It's just a word that bugs me.

and how do you feel about fog lights? 😛

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: Zanix
I don't think it's usually used correctly, it probably isn't a real word. Disirregardless will make it a triple negative, and connotate what is usually ment.

It's a real word. It's just a word that bugs me.

and how do you feel about fog lightss? 😛

They're pretty? 😱

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: Zanix
I don't think it's usually used correctly, it probably isn't a real word. Disirregardless will make it a triple negative, and connotate what is usually ment.

It's a real word. It's just a word that bugs me, because it means the same thing as regardless.

meh... from dictionary.com:

Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

 

[mugs]

People say it to make themselves look more intelligent. They don't.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: Zanix
I don't think it's usually used correctly, it probably isn't a real word. Disirregardless will make it a triple negative, and connotate what is usually ment.

It's a real word. It's just a word that bugs me, because it means the same thing as regardless.

Regardless of what you think, irregardless is not a word.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: mugs
People say it to make themselves look more intelligent. They don't.

Along completely different lines, it seems to me that people seem to think that pronouncing processes like pro-sess-eez makes them look more intelligent. I don't see the connection. 😕

 

[TallBill]

I need to start working that work into my vocabulary, disirregardless of the situation.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: Zanix
I don't think it's usually used correctly, it probably isn't a real word. Disirregardless will make it a triple negative, and connotate what is usually ment.

It's a real word. It's just a word that bugs me, because it means the same thing as regardless.

Regardless of what you think, irregardless is not a word.

From m-w.com:

Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I am anti-irregardless.

It is not a word and it is stupid.
Also, I do not like when people say "ain't."

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Regardless of what you think, irregardless is not a word.

You typed "irregardless". We know what you are talking about, thus what you typed is defined. A word is anything that (1) you can type and (2) is defined. It may be slang, it may not be in all dictionaries, but it is a word.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Regardless of what you think, irregardless is not a word.

From m-w.com:

Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Regardless of what you think, irregardless is not a word.

From m-w.com:

Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

This is one of the reasons the word bugs me.

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: TallBill
I need to start working that work into my vocabulary, disirregardless of the situation.

Well put! :beer:😀

You must be *very* intelligent.