Irregardless - ARGH!!!!

[vblack7770]

Why do some people use "irregardless" in place of "regardless"?

 

[columb]

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.

So it's people thinking that they're being posh/formal.

Columb Healy

 

[AnotherHiggins]

It's an old thread, but you might enjoy reading what we had to say about this in this thread:
Irregardless and other Repeat-a-toids and Double Negatives.

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[SantaMufasa]

My colleague read your post and didn't know rather or not to chuckle while he drank his expresso.

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[CRilliterate]

My worst irregards to OP on finding his answer...
(is this would be considered the same as "best regards"?)

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