In a message dated 3/6/03 5:41:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: << Sure it isn't supposed to regardlessness? That is a real tounge twister ............. we need to get that added to Congerssional Bill sometime. >> Mr. cat lover Stan, Darva tongue twister on Bill who? Regardless of what the Canuck-lost-down-south thinks, many (myself NOT included) have accepted the nonstandard form of the word (i.e., irregardless) as acceptable. The earliest edition Amurkan published is from 1973. The irregular form of the word is there regardless of whether it has anything to do with the engine conversion thread or not. BenT |
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