On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Larry Gusaas <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2010/02/06 3:39 PM  John Musbach wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Larry Gusaas<[email protected]>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> What is cromulent? I can't find it in any of my dictionaries.
>>>
>>
>> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cromulent
>>
>
> So cromulent is a new invented slang word. It does not exist in Websters
> International Dictionary, or the unabridged OED.

The whole point of using the word "cromulent" is to try and bring some
levity into the conversation (it's a Simpson's reference for pete's
sake).

> At least irregardless appears in regular dictionaries and has been in misuse
> for the last century. Using a newly made up word to discredit a misused word
> is ridiculous.

Note that the person using the term "cromulent" and the person
criticizing the use of "irregardless" are two different people.

-- 
Clark S. Cox III
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