Allow me to be a grammer nazi for a while

[icantbejon]

Originally Posted by ade06

According to Bryan A. Garner's "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style"...

Irregardless, a semiliterate Portmanteau Word from irrespective and regardless, should have been stamped out long ago. But it's common enough in speech that it has found its way into all manner of print sources--e.g.: "Irregardless of the Big Ten outcome, Knight said he is gratified with IU's improvement over last season" (Louisville Courier-J.). Althought this widely scorned NONWORD seems unlikely to spread much more than it already has, careful users of language must continually swat it when they encounter it.

Well done!!

I hate seeing irregardless. It is definitely one of my English pet peeves.

[goalie204]

Originally Posted by Garbandz

Irregardless is legitimate..regardless means "without regard to" so irregardless means"Not without regard to"...do the math...there is a paperback book titled "Eats,Shoots,and Leaves",you will enjoy,on the cover is a Panda with a gun...the book is about the incorrect use of punctuation and syntax,,,,you will love it...

I don't care if people use it, it's a stupid word.

from wiki:

The prefix ir- means 'not' (as it does with irrespective), and the suffix -less means 'without,' irregardless is a double negative."[1] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Irregardless was first acknowledged in 1912 by the Wentworth American Dialect Dictionary as originating from western Indiana. Barely a decade later, the usage dispute over irregardless was such that, in 1923, Literary Digest published an article titled "Is There Such a Word as Irregardless in the English Language?"[2]

[cigarusmaximus]

Here is another common one: "The article said....".

[chippewastud79]

Thanks for the advise

People seem to get that one wrong all the time.

[potlimit]

I had a girlfriend who always seemed to find a way to mess up an idiom. Ex. "I'm in the boat right next to you."

[loki]

Originally Posted by potlimit

I had a girlfriend who always seemed to find a way to mess up an idiom. Ex. "I'm in the boat right next to you."

has she been watching boondock saints? I feel like such a post whore today

so when I say tomorrow and tomarrow which is right?

[ade06]

Originally Posted by Hardcz

so when I say tomorrow and tomarrow which is right?

You can use spell check for that one.

[loki]

Originally Posted by Hardcz

so when I say tomorrow and tomarrow which is right?

you just shouldn't talk dan

[potlimit]

LOL, I wish it were that easy... she messed them ALL up.. another example (describing our crazy ex-neighbor) "that guy's got a screw too tight."

When is the spelling and punctuation Nazi thread going to start?

[replicant_argent]

Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

When is the spelling and punctuation Nazi thread going to start?

Lumped in here, I think. We (speaking in the Royal Sense, of course), wouldn't want to clog up the Nuthouse with too much superfluous banter.

[Tio Gato]

"Whats your watch say?" (Meaning what time is it please?)

"How many corns do you want?" (Meaning how many ears of corn would you like me to cook for you?)

"Can I see the remote?" (Meaning please pass me the remote.)

"We don't got no more Extra Grispy" (Meaning I'm sorry, we're sold out of Extra Grispy chicken at this time.)

I love Massachusetts!

[rizzle]

Originally Posted by Tio Gato

"Whats your watch say?" (Meaning what time is it please?)

"How many corns do you want?" (Meaning how many ears of corn would you like me to cook for you?)

"Can I see the remote?" (Meaning please pass me the remote.)

"We don't got no more Extra Grispy" (Meaning I'm sorry, we're sold out of Extra Grispy chicken at this time.)

I love Massachusetts!

Sounds like Bama to me. I'm sure spoken differently but still.

Originally Posted by replicant_argent

Lumped in here, I think. We (speaking in the Royal Sense, of course), wouldn't want to clog up the Nuthouse with too much superfluous banter.

What superfluous banter. Most of it is barely fluous.

[galaga]

FYI: Grispy: A term used to describe ones goofy, but Krispy looking clothes , shoes, hat etc. Usually complementing someones ridiculous freshness and/or good looks. Combining Goofy and Krispy gets you Grispy.

[Garbandz]

I am totally gruntled with that...irregardless of the superfluous ambiguity inherent in this extraneous redundancy.

[hotreds]

Heil!

[TheRiddick]

Is it grammEr or grammAr? Strange post heading...

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by TheRiddick

Is it grammEr or grammAr? Strange post heading...

see prior post.

Originally Posted by pnoon

People who don't realize it's grammar - not grammer.