Just wanted to clarify something first, Uman.
Quote: "Quote: "irregardless"
Quote: "regardless"
fix'd"
Let me help you out:
Regardless:
1. in spite of everything, anyway, nevertheless, nonetheless, in any case, no matter what, for all that, rain or shine, despite everything, come what may Despite her recent surgery she has been carrying on regardless.
2. (with of) irrespective of, without reference to, without regard to, despite, discounting, disregarding, notwithstanding, unconcerned about, heedless of, unmindful of It takes in anybody regardless of religion, colour or creed.
Irregardless:
Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many
mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of
irrespective and
regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a
blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.
So, as you can see; I will stick with my verbiage...thank you very much.
-Keith
