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posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 13 2020, @11:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the First-to-Fall dept.

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/06/887540598/the-debate-over-the-word-irregardless-is-it-a-word

All right. Let's settle something here. The word irregardless - is it a word or is it not a word? Well, this is a debate that Merriam-Webster is now weighing in on in a tweet saying that it is, in fact, a word. And that has led to a whole lot of reaction online.

Merriam-Webster has confirmed that "irregardless" is a word in the dictionary, despite concerns from teachers that it is not.

So fellow Soylentils, irregardless of my opinion, what do your think?

See Also:
Is 'Irregardless' a Real Word?
Definition of irregardless


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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Monday July 13 2020, @01:50PM (1 child)

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Monday July 13 2020, @01:50PM (#1020295)

    Your ear is without regard.

    It is irregardless.

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    "Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 26 2020, @02:12AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 26 2020, @02:12AM (#1026402)

    irregardless, earregardless. A homophone. Is there such thing as a straight phone?