On Dec 2, 2009, at 10:58 AM, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote: >> Enough people use "irrespective" to make it an actual word. > > Heh, dictionaries do too. Wait, it is a word in common and > 'approved' usage. 'irregardless' is not. Sorry, I apparently mispoke. I meant to say, 'Enough people use "irregardless" to make it an actual word.' And yes, dictionaries do so too. For instance, WordNet (quoted below) and my spell-check both recognize it as a word. ------(WordNet 2.0)------ irregardless irregardless adv : regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorouslyReceived on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 19:21:24 UTC
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