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Subject regardless, irregardless is not a word.
     
Posted by Junxster (NoVA) on March 09, 2005 at 2:39 PM
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In Reply To Irregardless, its still considered harassment posted by Greg (MA) on March 09, 2005 at 02:16 PM
     
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2 entries found for irregardless.
ir·re·gard·less Audio pronunciation of "irregardless" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-gärdls)
adv. Nonstandard

Regardless.


[Probably blend of irrespective, and regardless.]

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.

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Did you ever Vote on the East Coast Z32 Association name Change? It should have required an amendment to the bylaws, which requires a vote.

     
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