Irregardless. It's....regardless.
But it's technically a word according the Merriam-Webster. Coincidentally, they both mean the same thing.
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Quoted from Aeolus7:I wrote a paper in grad school about the word "disinterested". After a lot of research (& a period of denial), I learned when enough people use a word incorrectly in multiple formats over a long period of time, incorrect use becomes correct. In roughly 30% of documented uses, the author used "disinterested" to mean "uninterested." Therefore, it became a secondary definition. Once it's listed as one of the accepted definitions in the OED, we're all screwed. Language is unstable, sorry guys...
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/disinterested
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/disinterested-is-a-more-flexible-word-than-many-think-l06rtcgv7
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-literally
That's what grinds my gear about irregardless/regardless. Both words now mean the same thing and are officially acknowledged and recognized by merriam-webster and OED.
I think that bothers me more than the people using the word irregardless. You're letting them win!
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