NFL 2014

[HairOfTheDog]

Okay then prove the validity by nomenclature. Flamable means it can catch on fire. Inflamable means it's flame resistant. Regardless means without regard. Please define irregardless by means of nomenclature the same way I did above without sounding like a moron. Impossible. Not a word. There are a lot of words in the english language that are ignorant and have been around for a long time. Doesn't add to their validity.

You're trying too hard to win a non-existent argument and look intelligent here, Gunnar. I'm not sure why. Irregardless, it's funny stuff.

I never questioned your intelligence in the first place and already answered your question. "Irregardless" is a word. It has the same meaning as "regardless". Regardless of it being redundant and admittedly useless, "irregardless" is a word that has found its way into the English vocabulary. I understand that many people, such as you, find its uselessness and redundancy offensive. That amuses me, for some reason.

Regardless of the fact that I've taught English for a living in the past, I find very few words offensive, least of all the word "irregardless". And, I'm not worried about failing to impress people on those rare occasions when I choose to use "irregardless" in casual writing or conversation, as opposed to using "regardless" or "nonetheless" or "in spite of". So, irregardless of your scorn, I shall likely continue to use it (with a smile) from time to time, knowing that a legion of sticklers will be all hot under the collar about it -- even if it means they think me an ignoramus or a moron (*gasp*).

Tickle, tickle.

P.s. "flammable" and "inflammable" mean the exact same thing, professor.