Tag Archives: English

Misspoken Identity

Posted on March 27, 2008 by languageandgrammar

I watched an hour of cable television news recently, and that means two things: 1) The only newsworthy items in the world were what Senators Clinton and Obama think of each other and what issues Senator McCain was flip-flopping on that … Continue reading →

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No Regard for Irregardless

Posted on March 26, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Irregardless isn’t a word; the word is regardless, which means despite or without regard. I’m going out regardless of the bad weather means I’m going out despite the bad weather or even though the weather is bad.  The prefix –ir … Continue reading →

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