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Irregardless
Irregardless is a word commonly used in place of ''regardless'' or ''irrespective'', which has caused controversy since the early twentieth century, though the word appeared in print as early as 1795.〔''City Gazette & Daily Advertiser'' (Charleston, South Carolina). June 23, 1795, p.3.〕 Most dictionaries list it as nonstandard or incorrect usage, and recommend that "regardless" should be used instead.〔〔〔
==Origin==
The origin of ''irregardless'' is not known for certain, but the speculation among references is that it may be a blend, or portmanteau word, of the standard English words ''irrespective'' and ''regardless''. The blend creates a word with a meaning not predictable from the meanings of its constituent morphemes. Since the prefix ir- means "not" (as it does with ''irrespective''), and the suffix -less means "without", the word contains a double negative. The word ''irregardless'' could therefore be expected to have the meaning "in regard to", instead of being a synonym of regardless.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), ''irregardless'' was first acknowledged in 1912 by the ''Wentworth American Dialect Dictionary'' as originating from western Indiana,〔Murray, James, et al., eds. ''The Oxford English Dictionary.'' 2nd Ed. Vol. VIII. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.〕 though the word was in use in South Carolina before Indiana became a territory.〔 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?". The OED goes on to explain the word is primarily a North American colloquialism.〔
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