On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Jason McIntyre <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 12:00:56AM -0400, Kjell Wooding wrote: >> There's nothing *technically* wrong with "irrespective," but it is a tad >> awkward when compared with "regardless." >> > > there's nothing *at all* wrong with "irrespective". you obviously just > don;t like it (if we don;t use words or phrases, they often sound odd, > or just plain wrong). but that's no reason to ask someone to change it. > > having said that, there is a huge bias towards "regardless" in the man > pages, and relatively few instances of "irrespective". perhaps it is no > longer fashionable. > >> "irregardless" is a hangable offense. >> > > aww! but it's so cute!
And so is bikeshedding :)
