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Just FYI, "irregardless" is not a word. The word you want is "regardless". Yes, I know that "irregardless" has now made it into dictionaries and whatnot, but
by jononomo 3y ago
Just FYI, "irregardless" is not a word. The word you want is "regardless". Yes, I know that "irregardless" has now made it into dictionaries and whatnot, but that is just because it is misused so often. (Consider that dictionaries now consider "figuratively" to be a valid meaning for the word "literally" because that has also been misused so much.) "Irregardless" is the result of confusing "regardless" and "irrespective".
- tpmx 3y agoThanks! Fixed. I actually wrote regardless at first but it seemed wrong when I revisited the comment.
- Tao3300 3y ago200 years of use isn't long enough for you? It's a word.
- pests 3y agoDictionaries are descriptive rather than prescriptive. Dictionaries record the current usage, not some rules of language. I would say irregardless is a word. It hasn't made it into dictionaries because it's been misused, it's made it into dictionaries because it's been in use! Irregardless of your thoughts on the matter; people use literally differently than you do. Why are you correct and they are wrong?