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“regardless”
i · The common misuse One wrong form
ii · What it meansTwo lines, no filler
'Irregardless' doubles the negative — 'ir-' plus '-less' cancel each other out. Dictionaries now list it as nonstandard.
iii · Memory hookKeep this one
'Regardless' already means 'without regard'. The 'ir-' is redundant.
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Regardless vs. Irregardless
Only one is standard.
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