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#21
Yes, they do.
Check out Merriam-Websters definition (with a little humor, I believe, thrown in) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regardless.  Since "regardless" has seniority, I believe it wins  Smile
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#22
Merriam Webster says:


Quote:First Known Use of regardless

1591

Did You Know?

Regardless is rather simply derived from the noun regard (meaning "attention" or "concern") plus -less - nothing too shocking about that. But poor regardless became embroiled in a usage scandal through no fault of its own when people began using irregardless as its synonym (probably blending irrespective and regardless). Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century, and usage commentators have been decrying it since the 1920s, often declaring "there is no such word." Irregardless does exist, of course, but it tends to be used primarily in speech and it is still considered nonstandard. Regardless is greatly preferred.

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#23
(Jan-12-2017, 02:20 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote: Since "regardless" has seniority, I believe it wins

Since "irregardless" annoys grammarians, I believe it wins. Tongue
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#24
I would like to announciate that for all intesive purposes,
that we shouldn't misunderestimate our conversate on the subject.
But that a whole nother ting, irregardless, I could care less.
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#25
(Jan-12-2017, 02:20 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote: Yes, they do.
Check out Merriam-Websters definition (with a little humor, I believe, thrown in) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regardless.  Since "regardless" has seniority, I believe it wins  Smile

wins what?

the meaning is the meaning.  a word is a reference to the meaning.  there can be two references to the same.

irregardless = regardless
now both have the same meaning.


what is legit in our language depends on what we want to accept.  we have accepted a lot of strange junk.
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#26
(Jan-13-2017, 04:25 AM)Skaperen Wrote: a word is a reference to the meaning.

Ooh, when you start talking theories of reference, you start getting into deep philosophical weeds.
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#27
Quote:Mekire wrote Jan-21-2018, 06:51 PM:
Quote:peeked my interest
piqued
That is the first time i have heard that form before. Though online it does show piqued is correct in that form, ive always used "peeked". As in they looked interesting when you say "they peeked my interest". I feel like there is a difference in excite (piqued) and looked (peeked). And since the fact it wasnt exciting, i still dont think i would use piqued. But it is interesting....didnt know that homophone even existed.
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#28
It was used a lot when I was a youngster (at least in my family)!
in the context 'You piqued my interest'
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#29
I find it a little ironic that i have been using that incorrectly for so long, as i have always called people out on the incorrect use of (their, there, they're) homophones. I could of once said "Your incorrect use of 'their' has peeked my interest". And if they knew any better they would just be shaking their head back and forth laughing.
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#30
(Feb-01-2018, 11:30 AM)metulburr Wrote: could of once said
could have
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