irregardless

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  1. adverb Nonstandard Regardless.
  2. usage note
    Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

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  • The only thing our bombing on Pakistani soil ... "irregardless" of the reasons ... will achieve, will be greater resentment against the US for its violent policies that seem to care nothing for the people of Pakistan; a viewpoint that will, of course affect nothing as far as the US is concerned and the people of Pakistan know it.
  • Freedom of Speech and the Press in Canada really does not give real abusers the legal right to behave that way, irregardless, of free will. —  SooNews.ca Headlines
  • This gets under my skin like when somebody says "irregardless." —  Political Dogs
  • Like I said earlier, I will support him irregardless but, If this is true (which I pray isn't) Fisher, Dinger, Craig Johnson and yes maybe McNair all need to sit down with this "kid" (cause thats what he seems to be) kick the training wheels off the bike, stop protecting him and cauldling him and give him some real tough love. —  MVN
  • Incoming traffic is and remains a response to the quality of the post irregardless of the method used to post. —  Digital Point Forums
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  1. Probably blend of irrespective and regardless.
 

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