[Rhodes22-list] Grammar

[Joseph Hadzima]

Hi Phillip:

Once upon a time I did look up the "term", and the
dictionary I uesd claimed it to be a "humorous, redundent
form of regardless".  So I guess we can laugh at people
that use it (uless they have a gun or are larger than us)?

BTW, here is a link to a side story about the word.

http://www.hfac.uh.edu/English/classes/GU4322/items/irregardless.html

I fear that since somemany use it, it may one day be
considered correct; along with the most evil of all phrases
"very unique"!


joe/hadz


--- Philip <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:

> It's object and direct object et al.  The Dative,
> Accusative, Nominative and
> Genitive exist in German too (". . . in den Wagen" (acc)
> or ". . . auf dem
> Tisch" (dat) (in the car or on the table)).  Since we
> don't parse the
> grammar that way anymore, nothing sounds strange to
> anyone and people add
> things to sound important.  It is the same with the word
> irregardless.  I
> knew an Australian fellow who used it incessantly.  I
> tried to correct him
> and he insisted it was a legitimate word.  I defied him
> to look it up and
> show me but he never would.
> 
> Philip
>