2006-08-12 18:30:57 · 10 answers · asked by Nick Name 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Irregardless is NOT a word.
I loathe how people are messing up proper English.
2006-08-12 19:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sixth_Sense 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
People use irregardless, although it is truly not a word. Regardless is the correct word.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/irregardless says:
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.
2006-08-12 18:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-08-12 18:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
irregardless |ˌiriˈgärdlis|
adjective & adverb informal regardless.
ORIGIN early 20th cent.: probably a blend of irrespective and regardless .
USAGE Irregardless, with its illogical negative prefix, is widely heard, perhaps arising under the influence of such perfectly correct forms as: irrespective. Irregardless is avoided by careful users of English. Use regardless to mean 'without regard or consideration for' or 'nevertheless': | I go walking every day regardless of season or weather.
2006-08-12 18:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by Sly 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of the fact that "irregardless" is not a word, many people still use it.
2006-08-12 19:29:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you. "Irregardless" may be a word but it is not the idiom "regardless ...."
2006-08-12 18:34:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
regardless=not regarding
"irregardless"=not not regarding = regarding
2006-08-12 18:33:50 · answer #7 · answered by Desiree J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Irregardless" is not a word accepted by modern linguists. It is considered "nonstandard."
2006-08-12 18:33:05 · answer #8 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! It's not a word. It's annoying to hear people say this so often! It is 'regardless'.
2006-08-12 18:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by deep_crawl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Use "irregardful" if you want to sound pompous.
Yes, it's just regardless.
2006-08-12 18:33:16 · answer #10 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋