I hate the word Irregardless more than alot.
First off, anyone who has the quick reply trigger finger, my thread title is a play on words. Anyway:
At least alot somewhat means something, in that it is simply a grammatical or syntactical error (i'm not sure which). I see irregardless so much on this site it makes my brain hurt. You know who you are if you use it.
Wikipedia weighs in that:
"Since the prefix ir- means 'not' (as it does with irrespective), and the suffix -less means 'without,' irregardless is a double negative." (Cf. inflammable, flammable.)
In the words of Steve from American Dad:
"Irregardless? That's not even a real word. You're affixing the negative prefix 'ir-' to 'regardless', but, as 'regardless' is already negative, it's a logical absurdity!"
Stop using it people, regardless of what you may think, irregardless is a word that means nothing. It is absolute sub-english fluff, and needs to be stopped at all costs.
Last edited by alltherage; 10-23-2007 at 12:26 PM.
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