"Irregardless"
Oct 31, 2020 16:25:54 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
No, he means he cares a little. But he could still care even less if the conditions are right.
Crap, I just noticed this post has reached five pages. If I had seen that sooner I wouldn't have bothered. Irregardless here it is.
BTW, when I typed "irregardless" why does it have a red line under it?
Crap, I just noticed this post has reached five pages. If I had seen that sooner I wouldn't have bothered. Irregardless here it is.
BTW, when I typed "irregardless" why does it have a red line under it?
Because it’s not recognized as a word.
But hey, you started it.😳
Oct 31, 2020 16:27:48 #
[quote=oregonfrank][quote=SteveR]Just like inflammable means not flammable.[/quote
Right. The general point being, why add an extra syllable or word that contradicts one’s intended meaning? A similar example is something like, “I don’t have no money,” which literally means that I do have money.[/quote]
Inflammable does NOT mean not flammable. Inflammable and flammable have the same meaning.
Right. The general point being, why add an extra syllable or word that contradicts one’s intended meaning? A similar example is something like, “I don’t have no money,” which literally means that I do have money.[/quote]
Inflammable does NOT mean not flammable. Inflammable and flammable have the same meaning.
Oct 31, 2020 16:31:16 #
oregonfrank
Loc: Astoria, Oregon
Dannj wrote:
The “couldn’t” form is the only one that makes sense in the context the expression is generally used.
Either that or I’m too serious!
Frank
Oct 31, 2020 16:34:07 #
oregonfrank
Loc: Astoria, Oregon
Dannj wrote:
Inflammable does NOT mean not flammable. Inflammable and flammable have the same meaning.
Do incorrect and correct have the same meaning?
Oct 31, 2020 16:37:40 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone just told me that "irregardless" is now considered a proper word. Well, there goes the verbal neighborhood. Keep making a mistake long enough, and it will become correct. 
Here's how I see it. My grammar is never perfect but the teachers taught it, I went to school and learned it. Some went to the same school, same teachers and refused to learn it. That's OK if that's what they want but please Lord duct tape my fingers so I can't type what I'd really like to say about it.
Grammar, yes... typing....whoa!! I try to type too fast and that alone causes me to become the World Grand Champion Typo Queen.
Oct 31, 2020 16:40:20 #
oregonfrank wrote:
Do incorrect and correct have the same meaning?
No. Why do you ask?
There are a lot of oddities in the English language; the “flammable” “inflammable thing is just one of them.
Oct 31, 2020 16:43:47 #
oregonfrank
Loc: Astoria, Oregon
Dannj wrote:
No. Why do you ask?
Because someone said flammable and inflammable mean the same.
Oct 31, 2020 16:56:03 #
LXK0930
Loc: Souh Jersey
I can't believe that a bunch of relatively intelligent people have spent so much time and effort on such trivial nonsense.
We must have too much time on our hands!
We must have too much time on our hands!
Oct 31, 2020 17:02:08 #
oregonfrank
Loc: Astoria, Oregon
LXK0930 wrote:
I can't believe that a bunch of relatively intelligent people have spent so much time and effort on such trivial nonsense.
We must have too much time on our hands!
We must have too much time on our hands!
Occasionally having a little play time with words can be fun.
Oct 31, 2020 17:18:14 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone just told me that "irregardless" is now considered a proper word. Well, there goes the verbal neighborhood. Keep making a mistake long enough, and it will become correct.
It is listed as a nonstandard word. That said, it has been used for over 200 years, so it is understood and accepted as a word.
Oct 31, 2020 18:58:38 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone just told me that "irregardless" is now considered a proper word. Well, there goes the verbal neighborhood. Keep making a mistake long enough, and it will become correct.
Acuraccy is important. Misteaks should be held to a minimize.
Oct 31, 2020 19:27:02 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone just told me that "irregardless" is now considered a proper word. Well, there goes the verbal neighborhood. Keep making a mistake long enough, and it will become correct.
My mother always used that term and so did one of the guys I worked for.
If my mother was still alive she would be 107 years old. Finally she can rest in peace.
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Oct 31, 2020 20:06:37 #
oregonfrank wrote:
Because someone said flammable and inflammable mean the same.
That’s correct, they do mean the same.
Oct 31, 2020 20:34:35 #
crushr13
Loc: Sacramento, CA
Much like the word "preventative". The word is "preventive". It bugs me all the time when I hear people say it wrong, and don't have the education to realize the error. So, even though it is incorrect, now it appears that they are interchangeable words. as well.
Oct 31, 2020 21:37:07 #
crushr13 wrote:
Much like the word "preventative". The word is "preventive". It bugs me all the time when I hear people say it wrong, and don't have the education to realize the error. So, even though it is incorrect, now it appears that they are interchangeable words. as well.
Or maybe you are not as smart as you think you are!
"However, preventative is no Johnny-come-lately, showing definite use for over 350 years now."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/preventive-or-preventative
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