American English is defined by usage. It has no official standards body setting its rules, unlike some other languages. Irregardless, the fact that so many ar

American English is defined by usage. It has no official standards body setting its rules, unlike some other languages. Irregardless, the fact that so many are bothered by this reality really begs the question: why are unravel and ravel held to a completely different standard? Get off my lawn. Edit: grammar.