irregardless...

i was just thinking about this random part of my life... since i moved to the northwest, i've heard a lot of people using the "word" irregardless... i don't know if other people in my life said it and i just didn't notice until this year or if it's a cultural thing... regardless... (is a word) i decided to look it up on dictionary.com... and here's what i found out...

2 entries found for irregardless.
ir·re·gard·less ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-g舐dls)adv. Nonstandard
1. Regardless.
2. [Probably blend of irrespective, and regardless.]
Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

and while i'm on the subject... dictionary.com is one of my current favorite websites... i find it very helpful on many occasions... so now, i'm going to make a short list of some of my current favorite websites... (some new to me, some not so new)

1. www.80stees.com (thanks, amy, for this introduction... good times!)
2. www.imdb.com (i think it's the best movie website around)
3. http://web.tickle.com (a fun website to go and take random tests from time to time)
4. http://espn.go.com (i find espn.com very helpful on a regular basis)
5. http://allposters.com (if you're bored with nothing to do, you can look through endless posters!!!
6. http://dictionary.reference.com (dictionary.com - as mentioned above...)
of course, i use www.blogger.com and http://mail.yahoo.com all the time, too...

and i just realized i can check my email on my phone - this has brought much joy and heartache to my life... joy - as i can check my email often... heartache - as i don't get as much email as i think i do...

lots o' random stuff for today... it's kind of where my mind is... i'm supposed to actually be working on stuff, but will probably wait until i get home... or do it on monday! i did get one thing accomplished, sort of... i created a logo on publisher for the ministry i've had in my head for the last several months... it's a work in progress... but a start, anyway... i've had it on paper, but trying to make it into a computer-friendly logo is a different story... has some more tweaking to go, for sure... maybe eventually, i'll figure out how to post it on my blog!

have a happy weekend!!!