Sorry Spartan...i can't help it. "irregardless" = not a word!!! Sorry, that' always bugs me.

Sorry Spartan...i can't help it. "irregardless" = not a word!!! Sorry, that' always bugs me.


irregardless - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IRREGARDLESS)

Sorry Spartan...i can't help it. "irregardless" = not a word!!! Sorry, that' always bugs me.

Sorry, I guess I just have a bad habit of adding extra word beginnings to the word regardless when I get on a roll.

irregardless - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IRREGARDLESS)

Had you read the link, you would have seen that the dictionary says "Use regardless instead". It's a recent addition to slang, and is not proper English. Just beacuse a word is in the dictionary, doesn't make it proper my friend.

Had you read the link, you would have seen that the dictionary says "Use regardless instead". It's a recent addition to slang, and is not proper English. Just beacuse a word is in the dictionary, doesn't make it proper my friend.


READ IT SLOWLY.

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.

There is also such a word as "aint". Doesn't make it proper to use.