Irregardless

Maximus Alexander · 13-09-2012 11:57AM #1

In general I am a pretty laid back, chilled out person.

However, I have just been surprised to learn that when people use "irregardless" in a sentence, without their tongue firmly planted in their cheek, it causes a blood-boiling rage to well up in my chest.

I cannot explain how someone being ignorant enough to use as asinine non-word, which technically means the opposite of what they're are trying to convey, could cause me to react so strongly. But it does. And I needed to vent.

What little foibles cause you to irrationally overreact?

D1stant · 13-09-2012 11:59AM

I seen what you did there

kneemos · 13-09-2012 12:00PM

Irrational overreactions.

Chazz Michael Michaels · 13-09-2012 12:00PM

I can't believe I loose my keys so often.

Allyall · 13-09-2012 12:01PM

It doesn't really bother me, Irregardless of what the posters above have said.

AnonoBoy · 13-09-2012 12:01PM

I always thought when someone said Irregardless they were talking about a small town called 'Irra' where the police station had been closed down.

Daveysil15 · 13-09-2012 12:01PM

When people write alot instead of a lot?

iDave · 13-09-2012 12:03PM

Somehow relaxing has become 'chillax'

Funglegunk · 13-09-2012 12:03PM

I have never heard anyone say that word. Ever.

AnonoBoy · 13-09-2012 12:06PM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

When people write alot instead of a lot?

Stickyspacebar?

Valetta · 13-09-2012 12:07PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I cannot explain how someone being ignorant enough to use as asinine non-word, which technically means the opposite of what they're are trying to convey, could cause me to react so strongly. But it does. And I needed to vent.

What little foibles cause you to irrationally overreact?

When people use words unnecessarily.

kneemos · 13-09-2012 12:10PM

The words thinly veiled or disguised.

Maximus Alexander · 13-09-2012 12:10PM

Valetta wrote: »

When people use words unnecessarily.

If that made you feel as much rage as "irregardless" does for me, then I wholeheartedly apologise. I have just discovered that ice-cream is a great way to calm down.

Valetta · 13-09-2012 12:12PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

If that made you feel as much rage as "irregardless" does for me, then I wholeheartedly apologise. I have just discovered that ice-cream is a great way to calm down.

It makes me feel less than gruntled.

summerskin · 13-09-2012 12:17PM

for all intensive purposes theirs nothing wrong with that, though they could of said something better then irregardless. they need to be more pacific.

kneemos · 13-09-2012 12:18PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

If that made you feel as much rage as "irregardless" does for me, then I wholeheartedly apologise. I have just discovered that ice-cream is a great way to calm down.

Wholeheartedly I've just discovered I don't like.

dub_skav · 13-09-2012 12:21PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

In general I am a pretty laid back, chilled out person.

However, I have just been surprised to learn that when people use "irregardless" in a sentence, without their tongue firmly planted in their cheek, it causes a blood-boiling rage to well up in my chest.

I cannot explain how someone been ignorant enough to use as asinine non-word, which technically means the opposite of what they're are trying to convey, could cause me to react so strongly. But it does. And I needed to vent.

What little foibles cause you to irrationally overreact?

That one pisses me right off.
You didn't get it wrong obviously, I just changed yours to make my point

im invisible · 13-09-2012 12:21PM

I love hearing the word 'enormity' used in the right way, even when the person using it mightn't mean it in that way.
Heard someone say 'the enormity of what happened on 9/11...' and i thought: well done that man

Dravokivich · 13-09-2012 12:36PM

In regards less.

tmc86 · 13-09-2012 12:39PM

I amn't a fan either.

Neewbie_noob · 13-09-2012 12:42PM

damonjewel · 13-09-2012 12:42PM

The phrase "Thanking you", or people adding out to the end of a sentence, e.g. "I was happy out".

Idiocy

cantdecide · 13-09-2012 12:45PM

Any fellow pedants have any thoughts on the misuse of the word random?

ENOUGH ALREADY! NEXT FAD WORD PLEASE!

Funglegunk · 13-09-2012 12:47PM

cantdecide wrote: »

Any fellow pedants have any thoughts on the misuse of the word random?

ENOUGH ALREADY! NEXT FAD WORD PLEASE!

Your post is EPIC.

Count Wankula · 13-09-2012 12:47PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

tongue firmly planted in their cheek

Boils my piss.

Brendog · 13-09-2012 12:48PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot5nxmikXVA

number66 · 13-09-2012 12:50PM

Well one of my many pet peeves is when shops put goods on display without a price tag.

AnonoBoy · 13-09-2012 12:50PM

im invisible wrote: »

I love hearing the word 'enormity' used in the right way, even when the person using it mightn't mean it in that way.
Heard someone say 'the enormity of what happened on 9/11...' and i thought: well done that man

Do people often use that word incorrectly?

Plazaman · 13-09-2012 12:51PM

I always thought regardless and irregardless meant the same thing. Same as the whole flammable and inflammable fiasco that got me kicked out of the Fire Brigade years ago.

Skid · 13-09-2012 12:57PM

People who misuse the word 'literally'.

I heard a School Principal talking about a compost Recycling scheme when he claimed the School was 'Literally putting the money they made back into the ground'

If I had a gun, I might have shot him. Literally.

Neewbie_noob · 13-09-2012 12:57PM

Plazaman wrote: »

I always thought regardless and irregardless meant the same thing. Same as the whole flammable and inflammable fiasco that got me kicked out of the Fire Brigade years ago.

Who is responsible for this monstrosity of a word :mad:

Irregardless

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