On Thursday 14 December 2006 00:45, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:55:52 -0800, Jason Ausmus wrote: > > > the latest ivtv branch (irregardless of whether its marked > > > stable). > > > > <snip> > > > > Sorry, but "irregardless" != English word > > > > I'm not trying to deputize myself as a grammar police officer, but I'm > > powerless to resist this one... > > Try harder - irregardless is in the Oxford English Dictionary. it's > listed as an Americanism, a blend of irrespective and regardless. > > You may not consider it good English (and neither do I) but it is an > English word.
I guess that's a bit like the infamous "cake-walk" phrase in reference to the TV announcements made at the time of the recent Iraq invasion? It left me wondering whether they intended to say "piece of cake" or "a walk in the park". I guess they were also probably thinking "to have their cake and eat it", but that's not what they said. -- Regards, Mick
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