Albatrosss Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Pittsburg Penguins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I'm going to change my vote to "lexicon". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonGecko Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Actually that is a word which Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 words become words through usage, Impactful has already made it into the Oxford dictionary. Ginormous is a recent word. But some fake words are just people not understanding how to speak English, like "Irregardless" This guy gets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveIn94 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 My English 151 professor was wrong then haha. When did impactful become a word? Like two years? Sent from my Z981 using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 words become words through usage, Impactful has already made it into the Oxford dictionary. Ginormous is a recent word. But some fake words are just people not understanding how to speak English, like "Irregardless"And yet irregardless is acceptable vernacular, when you're not with grammar Nazis. Lots of debate around it. Same as Oxford comma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 My English 151 professor was wrong then haha. When did impactful become a word? Like two years? Sent from my Z981 using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Professors are frequently wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Pick6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonGecko Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 And yet irregardless is acceptable vernacular, when you're not with grammar Nazis. Acceptable vernacular??? lol no, not acceptable in any shape or form - has nothing to do with nazi anything. I hope you don't use that word because people are laughing at you when you do. It's not accepted at all it's just completely incorrect. The word is either "regardless" or "irrespective". "irregardless" is just plain failing to properly speak English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Acceptable vernacular??? lol no, not acceptable in any shape or form - has nothing to do with nazi anything. I hope you don't use that word because people are laughing at you when you do. It's not accepted at all it's just completely incorrect. The word is either "regardless" or "irrespective". "irregardless" is just plain failing to properly speak English. Nah. Only grammar Nazis laugh. No one else really gives a flying fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 And yet irregardless is acceptable vernacular, when you're not with grammar Nazis. Lots of debate around it. Same as Oxford comma. It's a double negative, so that doesn't make sense. It cancels its original meaning if you're paying attention. I like to use "disirregardless" in meetings and watch people wrinkle their brow as they try to work the equation out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 It's a double negative, so that doesn't make sense. It cancels its original meaning if you're paying attention. I like to use "disirregardless" in meetings and watch people wrinkle their brow as they try to work the equation out. I mean, I don't disagree. But people still use it the same way they use "ginormous". So if we're going to say that words become words through usage, there you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonGecko Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I mean, I don't disagree. But people still use it the same way they use "ginormous". So if we're going to say that words become words through usage, there you have it. Except that it's not a new word being used, it's people getting their words confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Except that it's not a new word being used, it's people getting their words confused Well, kind of like "ain't"...but Mirriam Webster calls both of them acceptable words, soooooooo.... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain't https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Well, kind of like "ain't"...but Mirriam Webster calls both of them acceptable words, soooooooo.... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain't https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless lol, from the link you provided... Is irregardless a word?: Usage Guide Irregardless was popularized in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its increasingly widespread spoken use called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Anthem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 lol, from the link you provided...And yet you missed "there is such a word, however"... Which is really the point for those saying it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonGecko Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 that's ok, you keep on saying irregardless in your day to day life, nobody will every say anything behind your back, especially in the professional world - nothing at all :thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 that's ok, you keep on saying irregardless in your day to day life, nobody will every say anything behind your back, especially in the professional world - nothing at all :thumbs:Good non answer lol. Hasn't hurt me so far. Irregardless, I wouldn't worry too much if I were you. I'll be just fine. You, on the other hand, I'm sure have made many friends by correcting grammar. People love that. Carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Ginormous and ain?t aren?t in the same ballpark as irregardless. Automagically isn?t either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I mean except for the fact that Webster treats them the same... Sure. Never even heard of automagically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 that's ok, you keep on saying irregardless in your day to day life, nobody will every say anything behind your back, especially in the professional world - nothing at all :thumbs: People talk behind someone?s back because of using irregardless? That?s pretty dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonGecko Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 People talk behind someone’s back because of using irregardless? That’s pretty dumb Seen it several times at various law firms and financial firms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Good thing I work in marketing and advertising where we're above such menial conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Seen it several times at various law firms and financial firms That?s one of the stupidest thing I?ve heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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