"Irregardless" is not a word.

[vashti]

Please be advised.

[Rollerderby]

LOL.

Wasn't this word from a few threads ago?

It's like the double negative.

[IndiReloaded]

LOL, Doc used it recently. I didn't mention it b/c I was already coming off as a pedant. That, and I didn't really care. I know tons of smart people who can't spell to save their life. Shrug.

[Yggdrasil]

Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less
Pronunciation: \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\
Function: adverb
Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless
Date: circa 1912
nonstandard : regardless

Usage: 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.

Source: Merriam-Webster

[IndiReloaded]

OMG! I am *officially* no longer the LF Pedant. Tho, actually, you give Mish a run for cut/paste posts from the web.

Ygg, I am sooo glad you are here!!

[Doc Durian]

I revel in the subtle anarchy of unsanctioned colloquialisms.

That's how the English language rose to the top, in all it's treachery.

[vashti]

ir·re·gard·less (ĭr'ĭ-gärd'lĭs)
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.


Heh. it's like ebonics for white folks.

[Indignant]

great, a lesson of english grammar for free!

[Rollerderby]

When regardless is used, it usually is asking you to disregard something that would lead you to a certain conclusion. Saying it is non-relevant.

To say irregardlessly, you would be telling the person to ignore your use of regardless thus to pay attention to the piece of information you are trying to dismiss.

I ain't no fool.

[IndiReloaded]

Isn't it kind of like flammable/inflammable? That has always bugged me.

[Yggdrasil]

When regardless is used, it usually is asking you to disregard something that would lead you to a certain conclusion. Saying it is non-relevant.

To say irregardlessly, you would be telling the person to ignore your use of regardless thus to pay attention to the piece of information you are trying to dismiss.

I ain't no fool.

Irregardless, pay attention

[Rollerderby]

Yeah, for a while I thought "inflammable" meant not flammable.


Good thing I never tried to test that theory.


When I was about 12 or so I remember looking at a bottle of perfume I bought and reading inflammable. I came THIS CLOSE to becoming a pyromaniac that day.

[Charlie Boy II]

yeah, irregardless ranks alongside "At the end of the day..." for its utter meaningless.

And while I'm here I also hate the use of "shrug" and "meh" to convey a tone of casual disdain.

[lovesjoyajm]

yeah, irregardless ranks alongside "At the end of the day..." for its utter meaningless.

And while I'm here I also hate the use of "shrug" and "meh" to convey a tone of casual disdain.

Me too!

I had a friend in college (well, "friend" is a bit of an overstatement) who used to actually say "meh" all the time. It would make me so angry.

Also while I'm here, entitled has nothing to do with titles. An article cannot be "entitled" English Grammar for Idiots. A community can, however, be entitled to a forum free of misabused (lol) words.

[doppelgaenger]

Rule number 1: If people say it, it is, in fact, a word.