Wednesday, September 18, 2013

irregardless/regardless: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Wednesday, September 18, 2013

irregardless/regardless
Regardless of what you have heard, “irregardless” is a redundancy. The suffix “-less” on the end of the word already makes the word negative. It doesn’t need the negative prefix “ir-” added to make it even more negative.

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