Ancestors

Written by Bread and Circuses on 2025-01-18 at 14:17

If irrational is the opposite of rational...

If irreverent is the opposite of reverent...

If irresistible is the opposite of resistible...

Then WHY does irregardless mean the same thing as regardless?

🤔 English is weird.

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Toot

Written by woe2you on 2025-01-20 at 01:02

@breadandcircuses Because it wasn't a word, then people who don't not misunderstand double negatives started using it and apparently that's all it takes for it to become one.

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Descendants

Written by Bread and Circuses on 2025-01-20 at 10:45

@woe2you And I could care less.

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