To: Girlene
"Yes, they do. Israel seems to keep going after the targets, irregardless....
I am sure I will get flamed for this...however...
Regardless or Irregardless? If you think about it, the word irregardless is a double negative. It does not exist in standard English. Use regardless instead. That is what is meant.
21 posted on
01/15/2009 8:18:08 AM PST by
The Louiswu
(Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!)
To: The Louiswu
Irregardless is a common mistake made these days. So much so that I believe some dictionaries are including it as an acceptable variant, UGH!
It is a bastardization of IRRESPECTIVE and REGARDLESS. Both those words mean the same thing for the most part. You are right, putting those two together would mean something like "regardful", or respective..
24 posted on
01/15/2009 8:38:26 AM PST by
Paradox
(When the left have no one to villainize, they'll turn on each other.)
To: The Louiswu; Paradox
LOL. Why thank you for the lesson, Louis and Paradox. I've turned myself into the local Grammar POlice. :-)
28 posted on
01/15/2009 9:11:15 AM PST by
Girlene
(I ain't got no money for bail; brothers can you spare a dime?)
To: The Louiswu
I believe that Al Capp’s characters in “L’il Abner” regularly used the word.
33 posted on
01/15/2009 9:35:35 AM PST by
kenavi
("Before you think what you want to think, be sure you know what you ought to know.")
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