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As is "irregardless." Not that anyone should begrudge you the use of either word.

• mattmaroon 18y ago
  I didn't actually know that. I know incent was just put there because people started using it widely, even before it was a word, but for some reason I like that and not irregardless. Maybe we should go one step further and start saying irregardlessly?
  • aston 18y ago
    I'm a big fan of saying whatever you want as long as people understand you. Shakespeare made up stuff all the time, and people got it. Meanwhile, I can't understand Steve Gillmor, even when he's using all one syllable words.
    • mattmaroon 18y ago
      Do I detect a fellow amateur etymologist?
  • jdanieli 18y ago
    A word is a word before it gets put in the dictionary. A dictionary is a subset of the language. You cannot prove something isn't a word by showing that it is not in the dictionary, but if its in the dictionary, then it is definitely a word (unless it's a lexicographical error).
  • astine 18y ago
    "Irregardless" just sounds ugly. It forces too much of a stress on the r and creates a sort of growling sound.