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ToddH4UL Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

The word that irritates me most of all!

I cannot stand when people use the word "irregardless", considering it is not actually a word! But I hear it ALL the time.
  

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Yes, the ir- prefix is a redundancy. The suffix -less already makes the word negative.

— Zerox

  • Yes, the ir- prefix is a redundancy.
  • The suffix -less already makes the word negative.
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Yes, the ir- prefix is a redundancy. The suffix -less already makes the word negative.
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ToddH4ULI cannot stand when people use the word "irregardless", considering it is not actually a word! But I hear it ALL the time.
I'm with you on that one!

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Philip
ToddH4ULI cannot stand when people use the word "irregardless", considering it is not actually a word! But I hear it ALL the time.
I'm with you on that one!

Welcome to English Forums!

Thank you Philip! I appreciate that. Have a great day.
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Actually, It is a word!! It's just not proper grammar, like the word "ain't."
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