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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Irregardless = regardlessless?

Hello,

Could you please suggest whether the adverb "irregardless" is
legal in English? Does not it mean "regardlessless" [sic]?

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Victor
  

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com/dictionary/regardless usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. ” There is such a word, however.

— Tanit

  • com/dictionary/regardless usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century.
  • Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927.
  • ” There is such a word, however.
  • It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose.
  • Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance.
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Hi,

From

Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less

Pronunciation: \?ir-i-'gärd-l?s\

Function: adverb

Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless

Date: circa 1912

nonstandard : http://www.merriam-webst
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PS: I was not advocating its usage! Emotion: wink
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Hi Tanit,

Thanks for your comments.

I've just noticed a couple of minutes ago this word used in one of
your responses (in the dialog with Terryexpress) and decided to
extract a corresponding question in a separate thread.
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victor_amelkinAs I understood, "irregardless" is considered to be dialectical, but
is quite legal in the informal context.
In my opinion, "irregardless" is a mistake in any context.
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