Comment on We want to increase the number of women in software development.parentComments−Smudge14yPerhaps regardless (or irrespective) of their gender, too. </pedantry>−aeeeee14yI think we have gotten to the point where "irregardless" is acceptable, it's been used for 100 years and is in just about every dictionary.−Smudge14yIt's as much a word as anything else in the dictionary. Whether a redundant double-negative is truly "acceptable" is debatable, but hey, that's the English language for you.
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Perhaps regardless (or irrespective) of their gender, too. </pedantry>
I think we have gotten to the point where "irregardless" is acceptable, it's been used for 100 years and is in just about every dictionary.
It's as much a word as anything else in the dictionary. Whether a redundant double-negative is truly "acceptable" is debatable, but hey, that's the English language for you.