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Jul 12, 2009 02:37

Irregardless is a word ( Read more... )

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violetjimjams July 12 2009, 09:49:47 UTC
Well, won't is an abbreviation for Will Not, so obviously the words need not be exact to form a contraction. Technically speaking, Ain't is a contraction of Am and Not, with the I taking place of M, just as O replaces ILL for Won't.

Also, we need to hit a gay club once I get a new job.

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taiki July 12 2009, 10:30:21 UTC
i always thought Won't was short for would not, even though wouldn't is also a contraction of the same word. I guess not.

and yes. gay bars are always required.

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violetjimjams July 12 2009, 10:38:12 UTC
Well, you have to consider the usage. Would is the past tense of Will, and while some might use Won't in place of Wouldn't, it is more commonly used in the present-tense form.

I require hot men dancing together.

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partypleaser July 12 2009, 13:59:46 UTC
I used to say it all the time a few years ago, and my computer networking teacher (who was a huge slimebucket) always told me it was not a word.

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gracefuldawn July 12 2009, 15:49:49 UTC
It's a double negative in a word, though. You can't just stick "ir" on anything and have it make sense. You don't say "irred" to describe something that's not red >.>

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taiki July 12 2009, 17:16:52 UTC
That's why I made the distinction between malformed words and words that are complete nonsense. It's wrong to say it, but it is a word.

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everyinchofme July 12 2009, 23:09:01 UTC
Regard is a french-english faux amies, or false cognate, as the original word in French means, "to glance".

Oh, and I love to grow horns and a tail. I think that'd get me more work. ^_^

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makaikitty July 13 2009, 05:15:02 UTC
What brought that on? (I agree, btw. On both counts.)

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taiki July 13 2009, 06:18:25 UTC
I was listening to rightwing christian talk radio and getting increasingly upset with the lack of logic they used and thought about logic for a moment.

I realized that we don't apply logic in our every day situations. I'm not saying we should become Vulcans or anything, I just think that when we're trying to understand the nature of things, logic has a certain place there. Irregardless came to mind when one of the presenters on the show said "regardless."

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