Brenda Ann wrote:
"Honus" wrote in message
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However, the killing of any person without benefit of a trial is

murder,

irregardless of the crime of which they are accused.

Irregardless isn't a word, either.


From Merriam Webster online:

One entry found for irregardless.


Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less
Pronunciation: "ir-i-'gärd-l&s
Function: adverb
Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless
nonstandard : REGARDLESS
usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th
century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of
usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark
about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It
is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to
time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is
still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.





Honus should have said that it's not an ENGLISH word. Borderline American maybe,
but not English.

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ir·re·gard·less (Ä*r'Ä*-gärd'lÄ*s) pronunciation
adv. Nonstandard.

Regardless.

[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.


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mike