2007-10-14 14:19:25 · 4 answers · asked by baglady 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Re: funguy, just because I could figure out how to spell something does NOT make it a word. And it wasn't spelt, either. Spelt is a grain...
(groan.)
2007-10-14 14:33:21 · update #1
addendum: as an afterthought, spelt IS a word. Let me rephrase: Is there anyone who can prove that IRREGARDLESS is a word, and if so, please prove it.
2007-10-14 14:51:18 · update #2
because people have horrible vocabularies and want to sound intelligent...
2007-10-14 14:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by Chelle 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Of course it's a word. It's in dictionaries. If it's not a word, what is it? It originated in the US in the early 19th century. It's used mainly in speech, but it has appeared in edited prose, including The Times.
The fact that some people don't like doesn't make it less of a word. I don't like the word "red" but lots of people use it.
word: 2 a (1): a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use (Merriam-Webster)
2007-10-14 14:41:50 · answer #2 · answered by ganesh 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know. Have you seen the movie Puff, Puff, Pass? there are jokes about it in that movie, its pretty funny.
If you think about what irregardless would actually mean if it were a word, it is exactly opposite to what people use it for. I don't care if they do, because its just one way that i can point out a dumbass.
2007-10-14 14:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Though it's not a word, the double negative should be construed as meaning "regardful."
(I particularly like it when supposedly educated people use "irregardless." THEIR school would be one to avoid.)
2007-10-14 14:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋