Irrespective of/Regardless of
What is the difference between these sentences?
- This service should be available to everybody, irrespective of/ regardless of whether they can afford it.
- I decided to go to the concert, irrespective of/regardless of the fact that I was tired.
They do look very similar, but this might not be the case.
Thank you.
Top answer
The meaning is the same, but the frequency of use is different. 'regardless of' is used about four times as often as 'irrespective of' according to the Google Ngram Viewer. In my own reading I don't see 'irrespective' very much at all, and I avoid it in writing because it's too much like 'irregardless', which has been demonized for nearly a century.
- The meaning is the same, but the frequency of use is different.
- 'regardless of' is used about four times as often as 'irrespective of' according to the Google Ngram Viewer.
- In my own reading I don't see 'irrespective' very much at all, and I avoid it in writing because it's too much like 'irregardless', which has been demonized for nearly a century.
- com/dictionary/irregardless ) CJ
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The meaning is the same, but the frequency of use is different. 'regardless of' is used about four times as often as 'irrespective of' according to the Google Ngram Viewer.
In my own reading I don't see 'irrespective' very much at all, and I avoid it in writing because it's too much like 'irregardless', which has been demonized for nearly a century. (See
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