Grammar Girl and Quick and Dirty Tips author Mignon Fogarty writes this list of top ten grammar myths, which has points that might fool even the most contentious of internet grammar hawks. But there's one thing we all know: irregardless is not a word. Right? That loud buzzing sound says wrong (and so does Fogarty). She explains,
“Irregardless” is a bad word and a word you shouldn't use, but it is a word. “Floogetyflop” isn't a word—I just made it up and you have no idea what it means. “Irregardless,” on the other hand, is in almost every dictionary labeled as nonstandard. You shouldn't use it if you want to be taken seriously, but it has gained wide enough use to qualify as a word.
Read the rest of Fogarty's top ten grammar myths here.
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Splitting infinitives is a crime, punishable by up to 5 years in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.
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I think it's a dumb, balding, North American ape.
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Nonsense! “Floogetyflop” is a perfectly cromulent word. I'll make a point of using it more often.
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