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- Appropriate use of the word irrespective - English Language Usage . . .
irrespective (adj ) 1620s (implied in irrespectively), "disrespectful," from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + respective in its sense of "regardful " Meaning "without taking account of particular circumstances or conditions" had developed by 1690s, from the notion of "not observing or noting with attention " In modern use it tends to be adverbial, in irrespective of, a use
- word choice - Irregardless vs. irrespective - English Language . . .
Hence, "irrespective" should mean "without regard to", which it does quite nicely when the preposition "of" follows Now, we remove the prefix "ir-" from the widely-recognized though improper word "irregardless" and have "regardless", a word used to indicate contrast
- Is irrespective of interchangeable with regardless of?
I would refer to an insightful essay entitled "Regardless v Irrespective; Regard v Respect" Lauren, the author, introduces herself as a defense litigator and writes that "In law, we are taught that there are no true synonyms " 1 Regardless has the idea of ignoring something to which you should have paid attention, while irrespective is dismissing something to which you had no need to pay
- Meaning of is irrespective of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Irrespective if" is agrammatical in English; it should be: irrespective of whether the agency is paid by its client So, acceptable, standard English phrasing would be: your right to be paid for work done under this contract is unrelated to whether [name of agency] is paid by [name of client] Personally, I would not write: is + irrespective of
- Irrespective of any singular nouns vs plural nouns
Can anyone please tell me whether I should use singular or plural nouns after irrespective of any in the following context? I have searched the Internet and found that both singular and plural nouns are used though plural nouns were more in number
- etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
irregardless This adverb, apparently a blend of irrespective and regardless, originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century (according to the American Dialect Dictionary, it was first recorded in western Indiana in 1912)
- word usage - Should good morning be first greeting irrespective of . . .
Is there any kind of rule that the first greeting to a person should be 'good morning' irrespective of the time you meet that person Whether its afternoon or evening Please clarify with with fact
- grammar - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A single word yes or no is always going to be confusing where the question is posed in the negative Thus we should answer in the form yes I do or no I don't irrespective of how the question is posed The Japanese, on the other hand, give a literal answer to the question and, when speaking English, in reply to You don't go to the shop on Mondays, do you? may well answer yes I don't
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