I feel strongly about it. If you use that word, I disregard anything else you say. I came here because I saw someone else use it elsewhere and I wanted to tell them it is not a word. (Apparently it IS a word in certain dialects . . . . ALTHOUGH not standard English.) ---- As she said, in formal or written settings, if you use irregardless, people will think you are uneducated. ----- Like you're not pompous about SOMETHING weird. . . . c'mon.
No one who actually cares about words and language has objections to issues like this. Such matters are the hobgoblins of people of small learning. Kory's view is the view of most lexicographers. Avoid it in edited prose because people will judge you, but understand it, and be patient with and listen to people who use it.
People who get so mad over "Irregardless" urk me. I dont yell and scream and piss in my diaper when someone doesnt put a connecting word in a sentence, or uses the wrong tense, or accidently uses a double negative without realizing it. If people know what I am trying to say, why does it matter so much.
@@heatherperleberg7816 The reason I have a problem with it is that I started to wonder if it had a different meaning being that it is not the same word. There are needs for synonyms but they aren't spelled as their counterpart. I think this just causes confusion among most people who haven't taken the time to watch a video like this.
Irregardless,adj.Nonstandard. regardless [IR(RESPECTIVE)+REGARDLESS]-Usage Irregardless is considered nonstandard because it is redundant: once the negative idea is expressed by the - less ending,it is poor style to add the negative irprefix to express the same idea. Nonetheless,it does creep into the speech of good English speakers, perhaps as a result of attempting greater emphasis.
I am a native user of the word irregardless. Hailing from western Indiana which at least one source cites as the origin of the word, we use it in a very precise and exact way. Not to encroach on the authority of Meriam-Webster which has at least come to our defense, albeit however grudgingly, I will attempt to explain this to all others who are looking at the construct of the word and misapplying the double negative rule for GRAMMAR. This is a word, hence grammar rules do not apply anymore than trying to say that an unbound electron is not real because it is not part of an atom. Irregardless is used most often to note the opposing viewpoint is not taking into account details of the line of thought it is currently presenting. Can not regardless do the same thing? No. It is a refutation of the lack of regard the person is showing. Sometimes it is even speaking to the lack of respect the person is displaying by presenting a fallacious argument. This is done through a literal negation IR(not)+Regardless (having less concern), do you see the beautiful word jiu-jitsu performed by this unassuming 10-letter word? It conveys a double-edged sword of not only negating but refuting and disdaining the other viewpoint on the merit the other has not payed attention, and it does it all without the use of a hyphen or as a false contraction. As to the argument it is not a word or is a bad construction, irregardless, irregardless is a word.
I'm from Newfoundland. I know our English is absolutely crazy to some people and our accent is even worse not to mention we make up names and words on the daily. But this is exactly how I was raised to use this word! I've never heard of anyone ever disputing the fact it was a word to be totally honest this is mindblowing to me 😅
Tim Swank - You must be one of the 54% of American adults who reads below a 6th grade level, if you think "irregardless" is a word. Do you think "irrespectiveless" is a word, too?!?!?!
@@journeyintococo6996You must be one of those people whove never delved into linguistics any deeper then high school grammar classes. Something is a word as long as it has a direct meaning that is understood without explanation by the rest of the speakers. In the dialects where irregardless is used it has an understood meaning and proper context, nor doesnt replace regardless or even mean exactly the same thing. While it is not appropriate for formal use at this time, it is no less a word than any of the other words in our comments. Thats how language works.
Interesting insight, thanks. It occurs to me that the person in the video gives a correct use-case for the word, but fails to explain why. Your explanation filled in that gap and makes complete sense. "Irregardless" in other words could be expressed as "despite your lack of regard".
Christian Gentry Seeing as you are are using it wrong, on a video that just said how to use it properly you're right. Especially as that's pretty much her conclusion.
People will think you're uneducated even though you are using a meaningful blend of 'regardless' and 'irrespective'. Irregardless of what they think, you are the clever one.
RealCoolGuy - I know!!! I'm amazed "tooken","boughten","broughten" and "shotten" aren't in there - all non-words I've heard many, many times on U.S. TV shows. Actually, "boughten" is!!! So instead of saying you "bought" something, you now say you "had boughten" it!! It's hilarious what America is doing to the English language.
i guesstimate that literally everyone will say what they want irregardless of anyone telling them how to speak. i know that i could care less, and i ain't going to fall for any tricks now. totally awesome. and i'll be sure to decimate anyone who challenges my English prowess.
So... Are you really sure that "irregardless" is a blend of "irrespective" and "regardless", and not just a (really dumb) double-negation? I mean, when you say "irrespective", is it a blend of "respective" and "irritating"? Obviously not... Well, regardless (!), an interesting video!
Language (and for that matter spelling and yes even grammar) changes over time. So if the public at large decides this is how we spell and use that word, then that is how we spell and use that word. In that sense language is very democratic. Now purists can complain about that, but if enough people decide schndlschrmpf is a word now and this is what it means, then it is a word now and has that meaning. We have seen that in our lifetime with words like to google something. Now purists can hate that all they want, but they do not have authority over our language, we all together have, and I think that is a good thing. It keeps our language ever evolving to the needs we have. 30 years ago we did not need a word for googling, but now we do. So it is a good thing we can simply create one together, and agree on it´s spelling and usage.
My only idea of how it could be used is to say "in irregard" meaning the negative of regarding. It's the less at the end that either makes it a double negative or redundant.
Even though it drives me crazy when people say this word, I would never actually call them out on it, 'cause it's just not a big deal. However, if you want to see me explode and have a complete meltdown on you, just use the phrase _half-a-dozen._ What kind of evil person says half-a-dozen?! 😠 *SIX! JUST SAY SIX!!!* 😡 😂✌️
Respect for you not just calling people uneducated because they used a fake / redundant word. Ill be talking to someone in fluent English and Ill say "Irregardless" on accident and they start stomping angrily. Why do they care so much?
Most people use it when they should use the word regardless instead.. right? I've never heard it used to shut down further conversation, but when the word regardless would have been the correct choice.
It doesn't speak very well for the makers of the video who are trying to demonstrate proper use of the word that they chose examples from movies where the film makers were clearly making fun of the person using the word, implying a certain buffoonish quality to the users.
I have issues taking whatever merriam-webster spews out these days. They seem to have forgotten their own definition for "nonstandard." You can say claim it's a combination of "irrespective" and "regardless" all you want, but last I checked the prefix "ir" still signified negation.
@@janslosn3019Would that be verbs that are not regular, or are you exercising extreme emphasis on how regular they are to decisively end the conversation? Merriam Webster is a joke dictionary.
Irregardless I'm still saying this shit 3 years later and I had no idea.... our English here is bad enough as it is though so I'll just blame it on that 🤣 At least they can't say it isn't a word.
Standard? Standard is a social construct. How discriminatory! Irregardless has every right to exist and be used. I use it all the time, irregardless of the situation.
Without any shadow of a doubt because this is a non-standard word and she even admits to it, it's not different than saying a slang or colloquial word is a word. If you walk around using "innit" instead of isn't it you're going to sound uneducated as well, but the exact same reasoning would apply to innit. This was a dumb video, there's a reason why Oxford or at very least Cambridge are the standard for English dictionaries.
@@TheMightySilverback_ It only sounds uneducated when you dont understand linguistics. Innit may sound uneducated to you, but as someone who used to way to concerned over how other people speak, i now am capable of finding the beauty in the changes speakers of a language make to better get across their thoughts and ideas. Oh and by the way, both the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries have recorded irregardless as an American English non-standard word. So im unsure why you prioritize those two. Its almost as if, contrary to popular belief, dictionaries record the usage of words in their language rather then use as something set in stone.
'groomiest (most groom-like) is a word. I use it every day (not everyday .. that's another pet peeve...) therefore it should be in the dictionary.' This isn't a good argument, it assumes people use this word with fully understanding of intent and aren't using it because of a poor understanding of language or by copying someone with said poor understanding. My theory is these words evolve from a misunderstanding and although it's fine for them to become common parlance it's also acceptable to criticise them in the hope that they don't. In this case ignorance won, which isn't the end of the world but let's not celebrate it :).
What's the point of language to you, How does language develop and change (as it has throughout history), and why is it important we control language now so that people dont use certain words?
Their job is to analyze the way speakers of a language use their words and figure out the definitions for them so that it can be recorded. It essentially allows us to keep a running timeline of the usage and meanings of words while also finding new words (like the new verb "googling").
the title was probably written by insider to bait people like you who'll get upset by it, why would she say every single person is using it wrong and then say that it has a specific usage in certain dialects that real people use in the same video
I was sure it wasn't a real word. I still think it looks and sounds ridiculous and anyone using it should be put in prison, although serving far less gaol time than anyone merging "A" and "lot" as one word.😡
So there is some obscure dialect that has a very specific use for a non standard word that's a blend of two other words and the result is a double negation. So now everybody has to accept this as a viable language expression? Why?
@@wijk89 Thats just my definition of "viable language". Also, i want to say i agree the word is redundant, it really has no point, but i also dont see the point in getting upset over something so trivial.
@@wijk89 i guess the second part was meant more for the people who were saying that anybody who said this was uneducated or an idiot. Sorry for the confusion.
The "IR" before "Regardless" actually implies the negative of regardless and is being used incorrectly to emphatically shut down conversation. It is a double negative within a word. It means that one actually cares about that subject they are utilizing the word to attempt to disregard. STOP USING THIS WORD PEOPLE. You are actually saying the opposite of what you are attempting to convey.
I couldn't care less about how wrong you are in your example of Irregardless. There is an example of both a word and a common statement that do not have the same meaning as the way they are written
So even though you know the correct context of the word, and can use it correctly and effectively, the people that are less educated than you will think that you are less educated than them even though you are, in fact, more educated than them, so you should just avoid using the word. You're smarter than them, but they won't know that, so don't do it. 🤦♂️
When she says certain "dialects" she means stupid people speak where people can't form a coherent sentenece. I'm sick of things being accepted as words just because a lot of people use them. A language has rules, and those rules shouldn't be changed just because people are lazy.
Joseph Randisi You're joking right? Language is pretty much a living entity it's constantly changing and growing, that's how we come by words. Where constantly dropping old ones that are no longer used and adding ones that are. While yes languages have rules, English is a convoluted mess. It brings rules from so many other languages it doesn't know what it wants to be half the time.
i agree joseph. there is a difference between the fluidity of language and just using words incorrectly. especially when it makes the word impossible to understand without knowing the meaning already. "irregardless" if taken seriously as a word and broken down means "not regardless". but that's not how it's used. it's the difference between saying "i couldn't care less" or "i could care less". they don't mean the same thing, even though people use them the same. people used that phrase incorrectly for so long that now it's correct to say it, no matter what the words are actually saying. then you have a word like "literally", where because of slang and use, they made a second definition that means "literally" could mean "symbolically". i understand people use it in that context, but the word had a meaning. it's the people's choice to use the word incorrectly, but it shouldn't be the establishments job to encourage it.
Too true. Yes, languages do evolve and grow over time. However, I wouldn't call something that occurs because people are either lazy or stupid(or both, which seems to be the case all the time), as any of those words.
How long does a word need to be in use before it becomes an acceptable word? Irregardless has been in print as early as 1795. I figure after over 200 years of use it would become a word. But language is a living entity. Keep in mind that words change over time... because language is just using symbols to describe things. Gay, for instance, has changed over the years to newer, negative meanings. Words are even being added to the language all the time to better communicate ideas. Bromance, Sexting, Blog, Selfie... these are all words that have come about in more recent times.
What's the source for this claim? What dialects is she referring to? No dictionary in existence, including Merriam-Webster, explains the specific use of "irregardless" in the way that she just completely made up. She's trying to give meaning and use to an incorrectly used word that has none. I'm sorry Kory Stamper, but your BS explanation was fabricated by your desperate need to make this a proper word.
The first written example of the word was in 1795, I would say 223 years of being a part of the English language is a good enough case to make it a Legitimate word.
Words that are labeled as slang are still words. The TYPE of word they are is slang but at the end of the day they're a word. No different than one word being informal or formal.
The ir- portion and -less portion cancel each other out. It's like using a double negative. It's a stupid word. It has become a word because of people mis-using "regardless." I mean, all words are made up, but this is just a misuse that means something other than what the speaker thinks it does.
Irregardless is not a word in the UK I've NEVER heard or read a British person use it. it's Americans who invented this bastard word., as per usual. Need I mention "addicting" used instead of "Addictive".
The ir prefix turns a word into its opposite. THAT is why this 'word' is annoying. It should mean the opposite of regardless, not be an emphatic use of it.
well you can use words the way they should be used as ordained by the invisible force that dictates your every phrase, and everyone else can enjoy life without being held to the standards of an imaginary should/shouldnt binary
@@jordasn The 'invisible force' is the English Language. You can make up words that mean the opposite of what you claim they mean, if you want to, but they are not English.
The explanation offered is silly. Putting 'ir' in front of 'regardless' does not emphasise the word. It is just clumsy and a sign of lazy thought. Whilst language does evolve over time it should not do to the detriment of word construction. It is not a portmanteau like podcast where no other word was sufficiently descriptive and it was a new phenomenon. Is it because Americans do not like words like 'irrespective', from which the 'ir' has been lazily and clumsily borrowed?
I love the way she tells this tale.
Like, "take it or leave it, I'm just telling you cause you asked"
Just avoid ever using the word.
but irregardless, it's still a word.
Sadly, that's just not how it's used when I've heard people use it. It's been used as a replacement for "regardless". That would be incorrect, right?
Huh, I don't use the word but I also didn't know people felt so strongly about it. Seriously people pick the weirdest things to be a pompous ass over.
I feel strongly about it. If you use that word, I disregard anything else you say. I came here because I saw someone else use it elsewhere and I wanted to tell them it is not a word. (Apparently it IS a word in certain dialects . . . . ALTHOUGH not standard English.) ---- As she said, in formal or written settings, if you use irregardless, people will think you are uneducated. ----- Like you're not pompous about SOMETHING weird. . . . c'mon.
Because smoothbrained dummies want to feel smart over something so they pick random aspects of language to do so
No one who actually cares about words and language has objections to issues like this. Such matters are the hobgoblins of people of small learning. Kory's view is the view of most lexicographers. Avoid it in edited prose because people will judge you, but understand it, and be patient with and listen to people who use it.
People who get so mad over "Irregardless" urk me. I dont yell and scream and piss in my diaper when someone doesnt put a connecting word in a sentence, or uses the wrong tense, or accidently uses a double negative without realizing it. If people know what I am trying to say, why does it matter so much.
@@heatherperleberg7816 The reason I have a problem with it is that I started to wonder if it had a different meaning being that it is not the same word. There are needs for synonyms but they aren't spelled as their counterpart. I think this just causes confusion among most people who haven't taken the time to watch a video like this.
I'm in the "irregardless shouldn't be a word" camp
My soul melted a bit in sadness...
You can use regardless to shut down a conversation too. REGARDLESS!!!
Irregardless,adj.Nonstandard. regardless [IR(RESPECTIVE)+REGARDLESS]-Usage Irregardless is considered nonstandard because it is redundant: once the negative idea is expressed by the - less ending,it is poor style to add the negative irprefix to express the same idea. Nonetheless,it does creep into the speech of good English speakers, perhaps as a result of attempting greater emphasis.
But this is not what the video says at all. Why do they have this usage if it means something else in these dialects she mentions?
I am a native user of the word irregardless. Hailing from western Indiana which at least one source cites as the origin of the word, we use it in a very precise and exact way. Not to encroach on the authority of Meriam-Webster which has at least come to our defense, albeit however grudgingly, I will attempt to explain this to all others who are looking at the construct of the word and misapplying the double negative rule for GRAMMAR. This is a word, hence grammar rules do not apply anymore than trying to say that an unbound electron is not real because it is not part of an atom.
Irregardless is used most often to note the opposing viewpoint is not taking into account details of the line of thought it is currently presenting. Can not regardless do the same thing? No. It is a refutation of the lack of regard the person is showing. Sometimes it is even speaking to the lack of respect the person is displaying by presenting a fallacious argument. This is done through a literal negation IR(not)+Regardless (having less concern), do you see the beautiful word jiu-jitsu performed by this unassuming 10-letter word? It conveys a double-edged sword of not only negating but refuting and disdaining the other viewpoint on the merit the other has not payed attention, and it does it all without the use of a hyphen or as a false contraction. As to the argument it is not a word or is a bad construction, irregardless, irregardless is a word.
I'm from Newfoundland. I know our English is absolutely crazy to some people and our accent is even worse not to mention we make up names and words on the daily.
But this is exactly how I was raised to use this word!
I've never heard of anyone ever disputing the fact it was a word to be totally honest this is mindblowing to me 😅
Tim Swank - You must be one of the 54% of American adults who reads below a 6th grade level, if you think "irregardless" is a word. Do you think "irrespectiveless" is a word, too?!?!?!
@@journeyintococo6996You must be one of those people whove never delved into linguistics any deeper then high school grammar classes.
Something is a word as long as it has a direct meaning that is understood without explanation by the rest of the speakers. In the dialects where irregardless is used it has an understood meaning and proper context, nor doesnt replace regardless or even mean exactly the same thing.
While it is not appropriate for formal use at this time, it is no less a word than any of the other words in our comments. Thats how language works.
Interesting insight, thanks. It occurs to me that the person in the video gives a correct use-case for the word, but fails to explain why. Your explanation filled in that gap and makes complete sense. "Irregardless" in other words could be expressed as "despite your lack of regard".
I've found that, irregardless of people's educational background, they'll still sound stupid using the word.
Christian Gentry Seeing as you are are using it wrong, on a video that just said how to use it properly you're right. Especially as that's pretty much her conclusion.
@@silverkyre actually he used it perfectly correctly. irregardless is a non-standard synonym of regardless
@@TheRealMrCrowley They literally explain how that's a wrong usage of the word in this video. That's precisely what the video is about.
@@silverkyre then the video has no idea what they're talking about
@@nathankayhan4358 your lack of listening comprehension skills isnt anyone elses problem, and its not funny
came here after i found someone gatekeeping this so passionately, the reason why people get so up tight around this is beyond me
People will think you're uneducated even though you are using a meaningful blend of 'regardless' and 'irrespective'. Irregardless of what they think, you are the clever one.
LOL at Miriam-Webster being a legitimate authority on the English language.
RealCoolGuy - I know!!! I'm amazed "tooken","boughten","broughten" and "shotten" aren't in there - all non-words I've heard many, many times on U.S. TV shows. Actually, "boughten" is!!! So instead of saying you "bought" something, you now say you "had boughten" it!!
It's hilarious what America is doing to the English language.
@@journeyintococo6996 You're joking, right? I have never heard any of these words... Wow.
So irregardless IS a word, we just can't use it in public
0:14 that is a terrifying transition!
Jared Duggan hahaha
Social justice police. Makes me think of Orwell.
“Irregardless,” I will NOT say that ... that PSEUDOWORD!
i guesstimate that literally everyone will say what they want irregardless of anyone telling them how to speak. i know that i could care less, and i ain't going to fall for any tricks now. totally awesome. and i'll be sure to decimate anyone who challenges my English prowess.
walkin dude You mean you couldn't care less
I'm just a worm You're right. I don't know how I missed that - ego, maybe.
Or maybe I was also joking...
Couldn’t care less *
@@_________. are you shitting me?
"When I grow up I want to be a lexicographer for Merriam Webster."...said nobody ever. I bet she's a mind blowing hoot and a half at parties.
So... Are you really sure that "irregardless" is a blend of "irrespective" and "regardless", and not just a (really dumb) double-negation? I mean, when you say "irrespective", is it a blend of "respective" and "irritating"? Obviously not... Well, regardless (!), an interesting video!
Irregardless is the word the same way that men can have babies… But you already knew that just by looking at her
Had no idea what a lexicographer was until this video....had not even heard of the word before 😂
Irregardless, if Tony Soprano used the word, it is a word
Paulie Walnuts also loves that word.
It is not a proper word. End of story.
You have all the right of use it and please accept my decision to NEVER use it.
Thank you 💘
Language (and for that matter spelling and yes even grammar) changes over time. So if the public at large decides this is how we spell and use that word, then that is how we spell and use that word. In that sense language is very democratic. Now purists can complain about that, but if enough people decide schndlschrmpf is a word now and this is what it means, then it is a word now and has that meaning. We have seen that in our lifetime with words like to google something. Now purists can hate that all they want, but they do not have authority over our language, we all together have, and I think that is a good thing. It keeps our language ever evolving to the needs we have. 30 years ago we did not need a word for googling, but now we do. So it is a good thing we can simply create one together, and agree on it´s spelling and usage.
My only idea of how it could be used is to say "in irregard" meaning the negative of regarding. It's the less at the end that either makes it a double negative or redundant.
Ha... I don't even know how to properly use the word "regardless".
Even though it drives me crazy when people say this word, I would never actually call them out on it, 'cause it's just not a big deal.
However, if you want to see me explode and have a complete meltdown on you, just use the phrase _half-a-dozen._ What kind of evil person says half-a-dozen?!
😠 *SIX! JUST SAY SIX!!!* 😡
😂✌️
Respect for you not just calling people uneducated because they used a fake / redundant word. Ill be talking to someone in fluent English and Ill say "Irregardless" on accident and they start stomping angrily. Why do they care so much?
Did you all know that the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary?
Shit,I fell for it.Nice one.
@@sasha8664 I checked to make sure it was in there before I wrote it. lol
If one more person comments on me using irregardless, my response will be "Irregardless." and then show them this video.
Irregardless!
I do not care if uneducated people think I am uneducated. Those who live by the rules of a fool...
Ha! I knew if I used it long enough, it would become a word. Like "splinchter", which is a splinter in your sphincter.
make irregardless a meme pls
Nice name, Kory 😉
it is also commonly used in legal writings
So Paulie in The Soprano's was correct??
People use it the wrong way often. Like irredeemable is the opposite of redeemable.
Most people use it when they should use the word regardless instead.. right? I've never heard it used to shut down further conversation, but when the word regardless would have been the correct choice.
the word aside, I've been watching some of her older videos from Webster. She wasn't quite as pleasant back then, but now she's so joyfull.
It doesn't speak very well for the makers of the video who are trying to demonstrate proper use of the word that they chose examples from movies where the film makers were clearly making fun of the person using the word, implying a certain buffoonish quality to the users.
I have issues taking whatever merriam-webster spews out these days. They seem to have forgotten their own definition for "nonstandard."
You can say claim it's a combination of "irrespective" and "regardless" all you want, but last I checked the prefix "ir" still signified negation.
crypto66 there are many exceptions in the English language such as irregular verbs.
@@janslosn3019Would that be verbs that are not regular, or are you exercising extreme emphasis on how regular they are to decisively end the conversation?
Merriam Webster is a joke dictionary.
Irregardless, I won't use it often.
Irregardless I'm first
Lemuel Heath .......I proper lolled at your comment!!
Have a splendid life, my RUclips friend!! :)
I will, you have one as well.
Irregardless I'm still saying this shit 3 years later and I had no idea.... our English here is bad enough as it is though so I'll just blame it on that 🤣
At least they can't say it isn't a word.
This is like when people say 'I could care less' instead of 'I couldn't care less'
Irregardless is a duck you version of regardless. I use it quite often
“If you use irregardless people will think you’re uneducated”…
No, if you use irregardless people will _know_ you’re uneducated 💁🏻♀️
snowflakes will see purple hair & revert to 3rd-grade-style xenophobia lmaooo
Irregardless of your purple hair I watched the video anyway.
Is irregardless implying something that hasn’t risen for regard and if you can state what’s irregarded are stating what’s actually regarded?
ooh, you learn something new everyday I guess
I constantly make up my own words to appear intelligent... so far so good...
Can you do "misunderestimate"?
I’m just trying to figure out if I’ve ever actually heard someone say irregardless
Irregardless, I'm not going to use that word because it just sounds wrong :p
Standard? Standard is a social construct. How discriminatory! Irregardless has every right to exist and be used. I use it all the time, irregardless of the situation.
Irregardless of all of that... It's trending on Twitter
Irregardlessly
Despite the unenthusiastic reception that revelation received, Kory Stamper continued irregardlessly; ‘it's in the dictionary so its a word.’’
But Irregardless the word irregardless sounds like it has grandeur!
What if I said irregardless regardless of people thinking I'm uneducated, knowing they would be thinking that? Then I'd be the smart guy irregardless.
Not regardless
Not irregardless - double negative
Irregardless of what ppl think I shall continue using it.
so there, seth , or brian , but at any rate, your wrong, irregardless
A purple-headed know it all WOULD be telling us a word that isn't a word is a word. lol
Do one for misunderestimated!
That one makes more sense than irregardless!
Wake me up when people are clear on the difference between their, they're & there !!
Reupload?
Tracy Jordan as an example of using 'irregardless' does _not_ make its use attractive.
Irregardless of who’s using the word, if you’re going to make a snide remark at least get the person’s name right. Who tf is Tracy Jordan?
clicked for gretchon
what dialects?
The concussion ward at the local hospital.
Probably the same dialect where they make clergical errors.
the two comments made before me were very informative, irregardless though ill still say that the dialect originates from western indiana
but if you explain irregardless like this video just did to other people, will they really still think you're uneducated?
yes
Without any shadow of a doubt because this is a non-standard word and she even admits to it, it's not different than saying a slang or colloquial word is a word.
If you walk around using "innit" instead of isn't it you're going to sound uneducated as well, but the exact same reasoning would apply to innit.
This was a dumb video, there's a reason why Oxford or at very least Cambridge are the standard for English dictionaries.
@@TheMightySilverback_ It only sounds uneducated when you dont understand linguistics. Innit may sound uneducated to you, but as someone who used to way to concerned over how other people speak, i now am capable of finding the beauty in the changes speakers of a language make to better get across their thoughts and ideas.
Oh and by the way, both the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries have recorded irregardless as an American English non-standard word. So im unsure why you prioritize those two. Its almost as if, contrary to popular belief, dictionaries record the usage of words in their language rather then use as something set in stone.
Or people will be educated by checking if "irregardless" is a word
we all did
Excellent! :)
What’s more uneducated? Using the word or thinking it’s not a word?
Neither of them are uneducated, because its really not a big deal
'groomiest (most groom-like) is a word. I use it every day (not everyday .. that's another pet peeve...) therefore it should be in the dictionary.' This isn't a good argument, it assumes people use this word with fully understanding of intent and aren't using it because of a poor understanding of language or by copying someone with said poor understanding. My theory is these words evolve from a misunderstanding and although it's fine for them to become common parlance it's also acceptable to criticise them in the hope that they don't. In this case ignorance won, which isn't the end of the world but let's not celebrate it :).
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What's the point of language to you, How does language develop and change (as it has throughout history), and why is it important we control language now so that people dont use certain words?
even more importantly, whats a lexicographer?? i didnt know it required a full time job to take care of lexicons... not since, google.
Their job is to analyze the way speakers of a language use their words and figure out the definitions for them so that it can be recorded. It essentially allows us to keep a running timeline of the usage and meanings of words while also finding new words (like the new verb "googling").
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Grammar nazis punching air right now
Einsten predicted that this would be the worst generation and here is your proof.
Nein! Nein, nein, nein!
And just to further prove a point, according to her explanation, every single person that uses this word is using it incorrectly.
the title was probably written by insider to bait people like you who'll get upset by it, why would she say every single person is using it wrong and then say that it has a specific usage in certain dialects that real people use in the same video
I was sure it wasn't a real word. I still think it looks and sounds ridiculous and anyone using it should be put in prison, although serving far less gaol time than anyone merging "A" and "lot" as one word.😡
So there is some obscure dialect that has a very specific use for a non standard word that's a blend of two other words and the result is a double negation. So now everybody has to accept this as a viable language expression? Why?
Because people still understand what you are trying to say when you say it.
Heather Perleberg So when did that become the cornerstone of the definition of accepted speech?
@@wijk89 Thats just my definition of "viable language". Also, i want to say i agree the word is redundant, it really has no point, but i also dont see the point in getting upset over something so trivial.
Heather Perleberg Is anybody getting upset? If so it is not me surely. I'm just pointing out the weakness of the argument.
@@wijk89 i guess the second part was meant more for the people who were saying that anybody who said this was uneducated or an idiot. Sorry for the confusion.
The "IR" before "Regardless" actually implies the negative of regardless and is being used incorrectly to emphatically shut down conversation. It is a double negative within a word. It means that one actually cares about that subject they are utilizing the word to attempt to disregard. STOP USING THIS WORD PEOPLE. You are actually saying the opposite of what you are attempting to convey.
Storbuki not necessarily, there are many exceptions in the English language.
I couldn't care less about how wrong you are in your example of Irregardless.
There is an example of both a word and a common statement that do not have the same meaning as the way they are written
if it gets conveyed tho who gives a shit, the only people who get mad about it arent worth anyones time
So even though you know the correct context of the word, and can use it correctly and effectively, the people that are less educated than you will think that you are less educated than them even though you are, in fact, more educated than them, so you should just avoid using the word. You're smarter than them, but they won't know that, so don't do it. 🤦♂️
It sounds like something an unintelligent person would say to sound intelligent. Case closed.
Just remove the entry then it has no legitimacy and if you need to use regardless to shut down an argument say it loudly or very emphatically
how about we get rid of all synonyms then, if theyre interchangeable why do we need so many?
When she says certain "dialects" she means stupid people speak where people can't form a coherent sentenece. I'm sick of things being accepted as words just because a lot of people use them. A language has rules, and those rules shouldn't be changed just because people are lazy.
Joseph Randisi You're joking right? Language is pretty much a living entity it's constantly changing and growing, that's how we come by words. Where constantly dropping old ones that are no longer used and adding ones that are.
While yes languages have rules, English is a convoluted mess. It brings rules from so many other languages it doesn't know what it wants to be half the time.
i agree joseph. there is a difference between the fluidity of language and just using words incorrectly. especially when it makes the word impossible to understand without knowing the meaning already. "irregardless" if taken seriously as a word and broken down means "not regardless". but that's not how it's used. it's the difference between saying "i couldn't care less" or "i could care less". they don't mean the same thing, even though people use them the same. people used that phrase incorrectly for so long that now it's correct to say it, no matter what the words are actually saying. then you have a word like "literally", where because of slang and use, they made a second definition that means "literally" could mean "symbolically". i understand people use it in that context, but the word had a meaning. it's the people's choice to use the word incorrectly, but it shouldn't be the establishments job to encourage it.
Too true. Yes, languages do evolve and grow over time. However, I wouldn't call something that occurs because people are either lazy or stupid(or both, which seems to be the case all the time), as any of those words.
Joseph Randisi . Exactly! Just like the way America dropped "u" and "l" from many words. Laziness.
How long does a word need to be in use before it becomes an acceptable word? Irregardless has been in print as early as 1795. I figure after over 200 years of use it would become a word.
But language is a living entity. Keep in mind that words change over time... because language is just using symbols to describe things. Gay, for instance, has changed over the years to newer, negative meanings. Words are even being added to the language all the time to better communicate ideas. Bromance, Sexting, Blog, Selfie... these are all words that have come about in more recent times.
No, in other words, It's a synonym for "notwithstanding".
IT isn’t a weird. Just because some people haired freak out a dictionary entry for it
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Uh...FUCK NO.
What's the source for this claim? What dialects is she referring to? No dictionary in existence, including Merriam-Webster, explains the specific use of "irregardless" in the way that she just completely made up. She's trying to give meaning and use to an incorrectly used word that has none. I'm sorry Kory Stamper, but your BS explanation was fabricated by your desperate need to make this a proper word.
The first written example of the word was in 1795, I would say 223 years of being a part of the English language is a good enough case to make it a Legitimate word.
western indiana you sack of shit
It's slang. It's like saying yeet is a word. Slang should be labeled as such and not called a word.
Words that are labeled as slang are still words. The TYPE of word they are is slang but at the end of the day they're a word. No different than one word being informal or formal.
The ir- portion and -less portion cancel each other out. It's like using a double negative. It's a stupid word. It has become a word because of people mis-using "regardless." I mean, all words are made up, but this is just a misuse that means something other than what the speaker thinks it does.
Its a redundant word, but you are not stupid or uneducqted for using it, as people can understand what you are trying to convey.
Irregardless is not a word in the UK I've NEVER heard or read a British person use it. it's Americans who invented this bastard word., as per usual. Need I mention "addicting" used instead of "Addictive".
stay in your own country then lol
The ir prefix turns a word into its opposite. THAT is why this 'word' is annoying. It should mean the opposite of regardless, not be an emphatic use of it.
well you can use words the way they should be used as ordained by the invisible force that dictates your every phrase, and everyone else can enjoy life without being held to the standards of an imaginary should/shouldnt binary
@@jordasn The 'invisible force' is the English Language. You can make up words that mean the opposite of what you claim they mean, if you want to, but they are not English.
The explanation offered is silly. Putting 'ir' in front of 'regardless' does not emphasise the word. It is just clumsy and a sign of lazy thought. Whilst language does evolve over time it should not do to the detriment of word construction. It is not a portmanteau like podcast where no other word was sufficiently descriptive and it was a new phenomenon. Is it because Americans do not like words like 'irrespective', from which the 'ir' has been lazily and clumsily borrowed?
sorry if we offended the word
LIES, DECEPTION.
can you calm down
No it's not.
Irregardless, this is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard.