4,053 [SYN] MrDeaf Members 16,027 posts 12,803 battles Report post #1 Posted August 11, 2017 I, for one, am happy the word "Irregardless" has died, but what happened to make it go away? Did people grow brains and learn English, or did news stations fire news reporters who used it? Genuinely curious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,999 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 13,205 posts Report post #2 Posted August 11, 2017 Meh... irregardless of what you may think, it will continue to live, to thrive, in the backwaters of higher education.... the people will not be denied their false words.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
303 [UDEAD] smf117 Members 708 posts 8,906 battles Report post #3 Posted August 11, 2017 Some will still use it irregardless of what the current trend may be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
440 More_Witches Members 1,507 posts 1,138 battles Report post #4 Posted August 11, 2017 Same difference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
193 Cognitive_Dissonance Members 575 posts 3,075 battles Report post #5 Posted August 11, 2017 Regardless, it has been around since 1795, it will outlast all of us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,523 Stauffenberg44 Members 4,335 posts 10,761 battles Report post #6 Posted August 11, 2017 Oh I like portmanteau words, an artful or artless blend of words regardless. But then I like German. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
440 More_Witches Members 1,507 posts 1,138 battles Report post #7 Posted August 11, 2017 What bothers me a lot more is the phrase "could care less" as opposed to "couldn't care less" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,324 [NERO] TTK_Aegis Members 3,630 posts Report post #8 Posted August 11, 2017 What bothers me is "I'm doing good" instead of "I'm doing well" because I say this mistake all the time and I can't seem to break myself of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
792 Yoshiblue Members 4,477 posts 4,779 battles Report post #9 Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) I always imagined it was because its very bleh to say as a word. Anyways, Regardless, or even Anyroad rolls off the tongue much better. Edited August 11, 2017 by Yoshiblue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
