[HOE] Regarding "irregardless."

[RICH CROTTY <iamrebis@excite.com>]

  Somebody said...

>  This means it costs 1 wind at the
>  beginning of each round, irregardless of whether you're doing other
>  things or not.  

  Okay, I know I'm going to come across as anushole of the day here, but I
just want to point out the inexistance of the word "irregardless."

  "Regardless" refers to something being "without regard."
  Adding "Ir-" to the front of the word turns it into "WITHOUT without
regard."  And double negatives cancel each other out, so the word suddenly
means "WITH regard."

  Like I said, real anushole.

  It's just that I'm a writer and a proofreader, and this one always causes
my friends and family to hate being around me because of my rantings.

  Thus endeth the lesson.



  - Ouroboros





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