On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 16:18, Ron DuFresne wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 2004, Michael Gargiullo wrote:
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> > On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 11:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > > Uhmm, irregardless is not a word. The word is regardless.
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> > THANK YOU!
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> > For years trying to explain this to people... Now if only I could
> > convince my sister-in-law that she should not ax me a question about an
> > idear she had...
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> irÃÂreÃÂgardÃÂless ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-gÃÂrdls)
> adv. Nonstandard
>
> Regardless.
>
>
> [Probably blend of irrespective, and regardless.]
>
> Usage Note: 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.
>
Seriously, This is how languages develop. Someone butchers / creates a
word, and it spreads.
Other famous examples:
google - verb
Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good - Thank you Run DMC
and, my favorite.
The same dictionary defines "shizzle"
[Probably blend of Mexican Gold, and stink weed]
Usage note: shizzle is a word that many people credit to a Mr. Snoop
Dogg.
http://www.asksnoop.com/
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shizzle
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