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#180270 - 03/17/03 08:04 PM Apet peve of mine
trtjazz Offline
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The improper use of the word irregardless has always been a pet peeve of mine. I found this is a correct grammar usage column.

"Irregardless is not a word, regardless of the fact that people sometimes use it as one."



[This message has been edited by trtjazz (edited 03-18-2003).]
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#180271 - 03/17/03 08:10 PM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Peeve.

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#180272 - 03/18/03 03:23 AM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Don,
Thanks for the correction on the typo.

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#180273 - 03/18/03 07:51 AM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Terry, proof-reading is a curse with me. I am an old Journalism grad and I totally agree with you on "irregardless". There are also other common mistakes that we all make. But our main goal here is communication, and it's easy to make typos when in a hurry. It's time-consuming to go back and make changes too.
The mis-use of "Hopefully" is one of my pet peeves, but using it to start a sentence as an adjective has become so commonplace that it is now becoming accepted. I hope it's the worst of our problems!
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#180274 - 03/18/03 11:00 AM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Don
The second one that is misused that ranks right up there for me is: "I could care less." That says just the opposite of what someone means. The correct usage is I could not care less.

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#180275 - 03/18/03 11:16 AM Re: Apet peve of mine
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#180276 - 03/18/03 11:24 AM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Irregardless of your pet peves, I really could care less. Let me not be redundant, repetitive, or repetitious, irregardless. I could care less, for less is more, more or less.

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#180277 - 03/18/03 11:37 AM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Beaky,
HOPEFULLY, you got your point across.

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#180278 - 03/18/03 04:02 PM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Are we talking about the proper English or American language? Living in SW Florida I would sound like a foreigner if I spoke proper English. This time of year there are many Canadians and Europeans vacationing here. Many of them speak proper English better than I do! But then..........I am an American! My friends, family, and coworkers talk the same way I do. That's communicating..............isn't (ain't) it?
In the USA we can't even get everyone to learn to read and write "English". We have no declared national language. I visit Miami often where English is not spoken everywhere, but so far everyone I have met there has gone out of their way to help me overcome MY language barrier.
So........"Irregardless" of whether you can speak the Queen's English or American "I could care less" as long as we can communicate. Pardon the pun.........I love to stir the pot!

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#180279 - 03/18/03 06:45 PM Re: Apet peve of mine
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Ha! Come on down south Terry and we'll learn ya how to talk proper. First lesson is the correct use of "fixin'" as in " I'm fixin' to whup yo ass if you dont stop correcting my damn grammer! Then we'll move on to the correct use of "ya'll". While its too late for you to be born Southern-by-the-grace-of-God, we'll show you some hospitality,irregardless!
Pece,love, and grits---
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