Let's start a grammar war!
It's Word Wednesday! The origin of "irregardless" is unknown. Many linguists think it is a blend of the words "irrespective" and "regardless." This is known as a portmanteau. Yet the blend presents a problem because of the two morphemes within it. The prefix ir- means "not" and the suffix -less means "without," creating a double negative within "irregardless." By this token, "irregardless" would mean "in regard to," which is not what proponents of the word say it means. What say you?
5
Enjoy being online again!
Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.Create your free account
30 comments (26 - 30)
Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.When someone says "so so and Myself", I have to grit my teeth.
Ingridd
Level 4
Apr 23, 2018
1
Yes indeed. Using "myself" as a subject is becoming more common, and, like you, it has me gritting my teeth (having already torn all my hair out).
One that really annoys me is "off of", as in 'he got off of the bus'. Why add 'of'? You don't say 'he got on of the bus'! 'He got off the bus' is both correct and more economical.
TerryMoseley
Level 4
Apr 23, 2018
3
what about where is it AT? Or different than instead of from. But I never got the proper way to use continuously/continually
Don't get me started on the misuse of "Begging the question!" Hearing or reading someone say, "It begs the question," and then following up with a QUESTION drives me nuts! These crazy words and misused phrases are so prevalent that they are slowly making their way into dictionaries! We are becoming a nation of illiterates.
Daco2007
Level 7
Apr 28, 2018
2
What drives me crazy is "should have went" -or should "of"... past participle vs. past tense - do you say, "I should have was there"? No. You say, "I should have been there"... grrrrr....
JimSherlock1008
Level 5
May 10, 2018
0
While I completely agree with your argument, I looked up "Irregardless" in the book with all the words in it. It was there. Its definition was one word: regardless.
This post reminds me of a joke I probably heard on PHC.
An English professor was giving a lecture to a group of students when the topic of double negatives came up. He stated that using two negatives did, in fact, changes the context to a positive. Her then went on to say that this did not work with positives. "A double positive never makes a negative," he said.
From the back of the hall, a student could be heard saying, "Yeah... right."
Mooha
Level 4
Aug 11, 2018
0
Enjoy being online again!
Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.Create your free account
Share this post
Categories
Agnostic does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any content. Read full disclaimer.