Thanks for your comments, Gordon. The correction by a fellow subscriber was kind of silly wasn't it?
"Adverb: irregardless 1. (informal) regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously" [WordWeb.info] Elaine If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages? Hello Gordon On Monday, August 8, 2005, you wrote > Sorry, irregardless does appear to be a word. > It is a transmogrification of > regardless. > According to Websters dictionary... Usage > Note: Irregardless is a word that > many mistakenly believe to be correct usage > in formal style, when in fact it > is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. > I've never used irregardless but... I didn't > know about the word y'all until > I moved to Texas and I do use it now... > :-) Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
