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To: Doug R who wrote (639479)	10/6/2004 12:52:18 PM
From: BlackDog777	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Oh no, now Dougy is going to be a grammar/punctuation/spelling policemen. Don't you have a load of laundry to do?

To: Doug R who wrote (639479)	10/6/2004 1:09:15 PM
From: MJ	Respond to of 769670

Doug R I don't have the time to get into what I surmise about you or to defend what you think about me. When someone calls me on a word---I look it up----I am not perfect or stupid no more than you are--------"irregardless" is offensive to some and would not be used in formal writing. As noted------from one of the net sources---irregardless was used in the 20th century as a combination of "without respect to and without regard to". I don't have time for doing the research----I suspect that if you pursue the origin of this word it will have its roots much before the 20th century. There are many words that I use that my friends call me on in jest------when we look them up, they are derived from centuries before the 20th. That is fine with me----just gives a little richness to my personality and joy in life. mj