Bill Gross wrote:
Not unlike the derivation of the word flammable. Some folks worried
that
working folks who dealt with petroleum products and the like would
think
that inflammable meant it wouldn't burn as opposed to something that
is
easily ignited. Thus we got the new word that was suppos
rning with less chance of error.
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Paul Mansur wrote:
> If I'm not mistaken, "irregardl
Jerry Houston wrote:
What is it with these presidents?
Yeah, irregardful, whatever. But then there was president James
Garfield who is known not only for having been assassinated, but also
for having invented an original proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Paul Mansur wrote:
If I'm not mistaken, "irregardless" is a language innovation
introduced by president Calvin Coolidge. It is a double negative and is
still
poor usage. My mama told me this many, many years ago.
Seems to be used mostly by folks who can't decide whether to say
"irrespectiv
If I'm not mistaken, "irregardless" is a language innovation introduced
by president Calvin Coolidge. It is a double negative and is still
poor usage. My mama told me this many, many years ago.
Cheers, Paul Mansur
On Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at 04:03 PM, Bo Gusman wrote:
Irregardless is n
Irregardless is not a word,
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, 1976, page
1196. It may not be pretty, but it's there.
This makes the point: language changes.
Bo
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