"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
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Jim wrote:
GC Boater wrote:
On Dec 19, 5:46 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John" wrote in message

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:55:20 +0000, IanM
wrote:
He's got a:-
Beautiful house
Lovely wife
Lots of money
Luxury boat
and the free time to enjoy them all.
Anybody who's jealous of him, remember Jealousy is a sin and this is
the
season of good will to all men.
Maybe y'all should stop Harry-bashing?
That's where we're headed. We need a little cooperation from Harry.
--
John
No you don't. You're responsible for your own actions irregardless of
what
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Don, "irregardless" is not a word. You really do need to search for a
remedial course in your area.

I don't not see a problem with it.
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.


I used "irregardless" for years, I think mainly because my father used to
say it all the time.
I was finally politely told it was improper usage by a guy I worked for
years ago. Still took me quite a while to get out of the habit.

Eisboch