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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Meaning

Regardless of/Irrespective of

Do they have the same meaning always?

If I need 2500 cals a day to live (and exercise), then that's what I need, irrespective of when I consume these calories.

If I need 2500 cals a day to live (and exercise), then that's what I need, regardless of when I consume these calories.

Thanks in advance.
  

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They seem to me to. Except of course when 'regardless' is an adjective modifying a careless person: Regardless of the danger, he rushed into the fray.

— Mister Micawber

  • They seem to me to.
  • Except of course when 'regardless' is an adjective modifying a careless person: Regardless of the danger, he rushed into the fray.
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They seem to me to. Except of course when 'regardless' is an adjective modifying a careless person: Regardless of the danger, he rushed into the fray.
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