Irregardless is not a word!

[Marnieworld]

There's regard and there's without regard. The way to say something is without regard is to use the word regardless. To say irregardless negates the regard part twice -like without(ir) regard without (less). I cringe when I hear it or read it. So now you know. Stop using it!

[Jesus H. Christ]

1. Irregardless of it not being in a dictionary...

I'm still going to use it.

[Marnieworld]

but why? really why?

when you sound so, well, ignorant?

[Jesus H. Christ]

8. Naw, I'm not ignorant, I'm just not a grammar nazi.

I don't think language is something that's supposed to be limited to a ridiculously narrow set of rules, and I don't look down on people who choose to break those rules.

Fo' real.

[slutticus]

13. Fo' shizzle

[the Princess]

5. Jesus?

What is the meaning of life???

[gpandas]

6. what does the "h" stand for? nt

[the Princess]

11. My guess is Homer.

LOL

[yvr girl]

2. It's a word

it's not correct, but it's a word.

[the Princess]

3. THANK YOU!!!!

That and Nucular drive me nuts!!!!!!!!!!!1

[trotsky]

4. You just used it twice!

Ack!

Irregardless, I don't see how that matters. ;-)

[cruadin]

7. Is there an "excape" hatch in that definition...

you gave for "irregardless?"

[LSparkle]

10. LOL!

I wanted to axe that, excetera, excetera, excetera.

[Phillycat]

12. Would you like some expresso?

[LSparkle]

16. That's another one I HATE!

It's ESpresso, morans!

[slutticus]

9. LOL

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irregardless

Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

[Lex]

14. "Irregardless Cafe" is a popular cafe nearby.

I think they were being cute with the name.

Irregardless Cafe ---> http://triangle.citysearch.com/profile/6179203/raleigh_nc/irregardless_cafe.html?cslink=roundup_name_cust&ulink=roundup__roundupentity2-3_1__0_profile_2_1

It makes me snicker when I hear people use "irregardless" but I'm like that.

[Robeson]

15. I will continue to use it, irregardless of what you say....

...you elitist grammar snob!!:P

[SOteric]

17. Neither is 'anyways.'

It's a smorgasbord of dictionary faux pas around here.