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"nimue" wrote in message
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Curious by nature wrote:
Irregardless

Irregardless is not a word. Regardless *is* a word. It means "without
regard to." That is the word you want. Sorry -- it's a very common
mistake, and it's just a pet peeve of mine.

Dr Atkins has helped many people. Why should he not of

should not HAVE, not of



I saved this from a Usenet Newbie FAQ somewhere long ago. I'm a
grammar/spelling freak, too, but I thought it was good advice for me to just
"get off (of) my high horse" and not do the English teacher thing. :0)

"Don't send a reply just to point out spelling or grammar mistakes. That's
pretty poor behavior. Since we aren't in kindergarten anymore, and you
probably aren't too stupid to guess what the author meant, you can certainly
overlook these errors."


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