Irrational Words

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

16 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

 

Some people even plainly SAY the word of when telling what they “could have” said or done!  When you think about it, it even SOUNDS….       kind of stupid!

 

Well, you hit the nail on the head earlier in your post.   When I "say" what some people incorrectly hear as "should of" I am actually saying "should've."

Got into an argument with my first grade teacher over this very point.   She didn't like me.

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

10 hours ago, MizPete said:

And irregardless still is not a word. 

 

I would disagree, irregarless of your assertion.

Why, because everyone knows exactly what I just meant.

What is a "word?"

(SIX SPACES shout all writers.)

 

Ahem...   A "word" is a collection of spoken sounds with an agreed upon (accents and dialects non withstanding) pronunciation and meaning.   In written form, it has an agreed upon spelling.   "Irregardless" meets all those criteria.   Its derivation is non standard, but so are hundreds of other words in our language.  English is a fluid, living, changing language.   If "irreigardless" is not a word then we shouldst reeturneth to ye olde verb tenses, is it wouldst maketh more sense to thee.

[Blackwater 53393]

Irregardless is a word in the sense that jabberwocky is a word!!

 

It basically cancels itself out by its own definition or lack thereof.  
 

Regardless being “without regard”, irregardless would be “without without regard”.

 

It’s like people who say, “I could care less!” to which I often inquire, “REALLY?? How much less could you care??”

[watab kid]

a friend in grade school coined the word "fingermented " or fingermentation" it was very popular on the schoolyard for a couple years till the nuns got tierd of hearing it ,