I had a boss who believed he was being erudite by using irregardless. Left him an anonymous note one time saying it wasn't a word. Never bothered to look it up to confirm but just continued using it exposing himself to behind-the-back criticism.
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.
Same thing happened to Marijuana, break the law often enough and they’ll make it legal....