> Speaking of corrupted language, one word that hits me like nails on a chalkboard is "irregardless". It's not even a word. "Regardless" itself is a negation of the sentence which it preceeds. The prefix "ir" negates as well. So, when someone says it, there actually stating a meaning that is the opposite of their intentions. They may as well not have used a word there at all. In fact, let's just not let those people speak whatsoever.
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> Tra "don't get me started on 'not hardly'" nio

Ouch. I remember once having had a teacher who correctly used the phrase "couldn't care less"...but within a few sentences of that, uttered "irregardless". Aaaagh!

-- codeman"ah, the things they teach in school these days"38