According to the OED, irregardless has been in use since 1912. On the other 
hand, regardless was first seen about 1542.

-- 
John H. Robinson, IV
<[email protected]>





On 2013-06-25, at 08:36, Jerald Sheets <[email protected]> wrote:

> While still a long distance from general acceptance, it is now in the 
> dictionary:
> 
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless
> 
> 
> ---
> Jerald M. Sheets jr.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Phil Pennock 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2013-06-24 at 18:46 -0700, Corey Quinn wrote:
> > Well said. Y'know, except for using "irregardless" in a sentence above. :-p
> 
> Part of my continuing Americanisation.  Oops, Americanization.
> 
> -Phil, whose wife even has him now dropping the 'h' from 'herb'.  Gaah.
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