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I always said Regardless, The other day I heard a person saying Irregardles ? Is it American word??

2007-03-23 14:42:11 · 4 answers · asked by kunde. 2 in Education & Reference Other - Education

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1) 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.

2) irregardless

an erroneous word that, etymologically, means the exact opposite of what it is used to express, attested in non-standard writing from 1912, probably a blend of irrespective and regardless. Perhaps inspired by the double negative used as an emphatic.

3) irregardless

adverb
regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously
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Basically, it's not a real word. :)

2007-03-23 14:56:22 · answer #1 · answered by Miss Claire 2 · 0 0

What Does Irregardless Mean

2017-02-22 08:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

"Irregardless" is not a real word. It is used by ignorant people attempting to sound intelligent.

2007-03-23 14:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

regarding your question irre is from the word irrelevant
meaning it doesn't matter. or as a teen might say," what ever"

2007-03-23 14:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by jamesd 3 · 0 0

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