Re: All In A Word
Posted by Petra Challus on February 17, 2002 at 22:45:47:

Hi All,

As long as we are talking about language, I have to put in my two bits about a word, which drives me crazy.

The word is/was regardless. Then people began to say irregardless. Its a double negative. Its wrong, but as it became accepted language it eventually ended up in the dictionary and now is considered a proper word.

I do not wish to insult anyone who is currently using the new form, but we who were taught the original way have difficulty in accepting something that has changed for the worst. LOL

Petra


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     ● Re: All In A Word - Roger Hunter  06:17:24 - 2/18/2002  (13131)  (1)
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           ● Re: All In A Word - Roger Hunter  18:24:35 - 2/18/2002  (13150)  (1)
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