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| quote: | Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
I absolutely agree with you 100%... ************ of even how small they are... like ants, etc. This is what I teach my kids all the time. |
Then you better teach them not to use the word "************" and/or refrain from using this word yourself so that your kids don't pick-this-up from you.
Per all English Prof in Uni and myself: ************ is not a word.
ir·re·gard·less
Pronunciation: \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\
Function: adverb
Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless
Date: circa 1912
nonstandard : regardless
Usage Note: ************ 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.
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