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To: Constitution Day

pet peeve

“irregardless”

from dictionary.com “an erroneous word that,etymologically means the exact opposite of
what it is meant to express, attested in non standard
writing from 1912, probably a blend of irrespective and
regardless. Perhaps inspired by the double negative used
as an emphatic.”


124 posted on 12/30/2008 10:37:24 AM PST by murrie (For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son..........)
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To: murrie
Ha! Good one.

You may want to avoid the Irregardless Cafe in Raleigh, NC, however:


143 posted on 12/30/2008 10:46:59 AM PST by Constitution Day (Big Brotha Is Watching You)
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