Multiple negation

Double negatives are two negative words used in the same sentence. Using two negatives usually turns the thought or sentence into a positive one. Double negatives are generally discouraged in English because they are considered to be poor grammar and they can be confusing.

A double negative is a statement which contains two negative words. If two negatives are used in one sentence, the opposite meaning may be conveyed. In many British, American, and other dialects, two or more negatives can be used with a single negative meaning.

There is nothing wrong with having two negatives in a sentence if you are using them correctly to cancel each other out. If you’re using “It’s not nothing” to mean “at least it’s something”, that’s correct English.

“Can’t hardly” is an example of a double negative—something many writing experts say you should avoid—and it also doesn’t make much sense if you look at it logically. Often double negatives mean the opposite of what you are trying to say.

[51] Ain’t had its origins in common English, but became increasingly stigmatized since the 19th century. This contrasts with Standard English, where a double negative is considered incorrect to mean anything other than a positive (although this wasn’t always so; see double negative).

The ir- prefix means “not,” and if you add it to a word that already means “without regard,” you get “not without regard.” This double negative is what makes irregardless a mess of a word, and an insult to the army of people who are passionate about English vocabulary.

A double negative is usually created by combining the negative form of a verb (e.g., cannot, did not, have not) with a negative pronoun (e.g., nothing, nobody), a negative adverb (e.g., never, hardly), or a negative conjunction (e.g., neither/nor). My daughter Chantelle wouldn’t shout at nobody.

Irregardless is a nonstandard synonym for regardless, which means “without concern as to advice, warning, or hardship,” or “heedless.” Its nonstandard status is due to the double negative construction of the prefix ir- with the suffix -less.

So it’s a word, but its use is still discouraged in formal writing. In 2016, NPR’s standards and practices editor at the time told staff to “just say ‘regardless. ‘ ” The AP Stylebook calls it a double negative. The American Heritage dictionary notes that a panel of experts “has roundly disapproved of its use.”

The main difference between irregardless and regardless is that irregardless is used only in informal settings, while regardless is used in informal and formal contexts.

Irregardless: When you do actually have regard for the subject matter but you just don’t want to talk about it with that person anymore.

The adverb irrespective means regardless or in spite, and it is almost always followed by the word “of.” Irrespective of your desire to stay inside on a bitterly cold day, the dog still needs to be walked.

without considering

1 obsolete : lacking in respect : disrespectful. 2 archaic : functioning without or having no regard for persons, conditions, circumstances, or consequences oversteps in his irrespective zeal every decency and every right— S. T. Coleridge.

First examining the proper word “irrespective”, we have “respective” when removing the “ir-” prefix. However, this is the correct usage of “irrespective of”, which does not duplicate the meaning of the word to which the prefix “ir-” is added.

1 : the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context “Jesus healing those leopards” is an example of malapropism.

IRREGARDLESS is a valid scrabble word.

Merriam-Webster Has Officially Recognized ‘irregardless’ As A Word.

The origin of irregardless is not known for certain, but the speculation among dictionary references suggests that it is probably a blend, or portmanteau word, of the standard English words irrespective and regardless.

Something loathsome is disgusting, distasteful, foul, revolting, and yucky. It’s probably gross and awful, too. Some loathsome things are even repellent and nauseating. Other times, this word has a more general meaning. A corrupt politician is considered loathsome because he has no morals.

When you replace something, you get something that’s just like it, but if something is irreplaceable, there’s just no substitute.

other words for but

• although.
• however.
• nevertheless.
• on the other hand.
• still.
• though.
• yet.

What is another word for was?

appeared	became
looked	seemed
came to be	had been
has been	have been
turned out to be	were

other words for we

• individually.
• our own selves.
• personally.
• privately.
• without help.

The singular “they” is a generic third-person pronoun used in English. It’s not the only third-person singular pronoun—other third-person singular pronouns are “she” and “he” as well as less common options such as “ze” or “hen.” The noun in this sentence is “person,” and the pronoun is “their.”