Irregardless, I'm fixin to warsh that mute point
I have to take a break from my midterms to point out something: moot points. They're freaking moot points. Not mute points. A mute point is a completely weird idea, something like a sharp end made from people who can't talk, or a concept that has no volume. The latest book I read actually used the phrase, and it reminded me of the fact that so many people I know refer to them as mute points. Not that I'm free from verbal gaffs, no no, far from it.It took me quite a while to remove some of the Kansas-hick pronunciations I grew up with. Namely "warsh". I also couldn't say "root" or "roof" properly, now I can. Although, my sweetie tells me I can't say "measure" correctly, but every time I say it, it sounds exactly like the way she says it, but not to anyone but me. And of course, 9 years in Atlanta, I have picked up the dreaded "fixin" and "y'all".
One verbal habit I've had to recently stop is using the word irregardless. Basically because irregardless is not a word. And I take more than enough crap from co-workers to give them this bit of ammunition.
Then again, I still can't spell.
posted by wrmblnwrck @ 9:47 PM
5 Comments:
Bad Spellers of the world, UNTIE!!!
;)
-Greg
IRREGARDLESS isn't a word? Pfffft! Next thing you know, you're going to tell me that CLAPTER isn't a word, either! "The sound of clapter from the audience was loud, and rowdy. Irregardless, the warshing performance continued, as schueduled."
Clapter? That sounds like a sniglet:
Clapter, noun (1):
The event of both laughing and applauding at the same time.
Clapter, verb (2):
The act of transmitting a VD: "He wasn't safe and so he accidentally clapter".
That shit is awesome! By the way, Rich, if you haven't found my blog, here ya go:
pizzle963.blogspot.com
Werd.
Oh man, I wrote about this!
The worst part is...according to Webster's Dictionary, "irregardless" is correct (as correct as "regardless"). I don't get that!
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