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Davidrock65 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
regardless of something and irrespective of something
Does regardless of something mean the same as irrespective of something?
I looked them up in the dictionary. They both mean something doesn't affect the situation.
Thanks for answering
I looked them up in the dictionary. They both mean something doesn't affect the situation.
Thanks for answering
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Yes, for most purposes, they mean the same thing. You can use "regardless" by itself in conversation. Someone has just brought up a point that is contrary to one you made.
- Yes, for most purposes, they mean the same thing.
- You can use "regardless" by itself in conversation.
- Someone has just brought up a point that is contrary to one you made.
- " You can't use "irrespective" that way.
- You are perhaps more likely to hear "regardless" in connection with emotions or cognition ( Regardless of her feelings , for example) and "irrespective" when there are no "thinking" parts (like in a physics experiement or something - The ball reached the bottom of the ramp in the same amount of time, irrespective of which gate it was started from ).
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Yes, for most purposes, they mean the same thing.
You can use "regardless" by itself in conversation. Someone has just brought up a point that is contrary to one you made. "Well, regardless, we still have to be at the meeting." You can't use "irrespective" that way.
You are perhaps more likely to hear "regardless" in connection with emotions or cognition (Regardless o
You can use "regardless" by itself in conversation. Someone has just brought up a point that is contrary to one you made. "Well, regardless, we still have to be at the meeting." You can't use "irrespective" that way.
You are perhaps more likely to hear "regardless" in connection with emotions or cognition (Regardless o
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