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 :)

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