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Subject:Re: irregardless IS a word! From:HellsAnglo -at- aol -dot- com To:dmax -at- bellatlantic -dot- net, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:29:18 EST
True, "ain't" is a word, but would you, as a professional communicator, use
it in a document published by a company that wants to be taken seriously?
("Insert part A into slot B, but make sure it ain't touching part C. Hyuck
hyuck.") "Irregardless" falls into the same
you-can-use-it-if-you-want-to-look-silly category.
