Sarge Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) ad·vice [ad-vahys] Show IPAnoun1.an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action,conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice.</h2> ad·vise [ad-vahyz] verb, -vised, -vis·ing.verb (used with object)1.to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worthfollowing: I advise you to be cautious. Edited April 9, 2012 by Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osageid Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 So close but yet so different, one letter changes everything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I advise you to take my advice. That sounds right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Thanks for the...heads-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Well Irregardless of this... There are so many similar misuses of words. I am not all that well educated, but when I read some posts or letters to the editor (Or contracts and legal paperwork) I am appalled by what passes for intelligent writing. Spell checker has contributed to this, but just plain I don't care laziness is, I believe the major culprit. There, They're, Their. Two, To. Too. Ours, Hours. I see this so many times it just saddens me. A number of years back, more than I care to think about, I attended a class where we had to deliver a two minute speech on a subject of our choosing. I forget mine, but I remember clearly that of a fellow student. His pet peeve as it were, was the misuse of words and how this was destroying our ability to communicate clearly. The word he chose was Anticipate and that this word is rarely if ever used any longer in the proper manner. I struggle daily to use the correct words to describe tools, and various parts in my industry in spite of people using all sorts of slang to describe the particular item. This works fine within the industry, but when one describes the problem to the customer or needs to go to a general parts supply and ask for the item it make one look more than somewhat less knowledgeable. In other words, I feel your pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Affect and Effect are two that are often confused. dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke8401 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I have bigger fishes to fri: I don't sweet the small stuff because its all small stuf. David E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfchorn Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 A friend was teaching a freshman English course at a community college in Kansas several years ago. Since this was his first attempt at teaching, he asked for feedback after the first week of class. He showed me the reply from one of his students: 'Your going to fast." Sadly, it seems he must have been. At least for this fellow...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Cripes, don't get me started: your-you're there-their-they're its-it's (and, as the 3 above indicate, a general lack of knowledge about how to use possessives) lose-loose capital-capitol dissent-descent-decent et cetera, ad nauseum not understanding how to use a comma when addressing someone (e.g. "that's wrong, dumbass" not "that's wrong dumbass"... there is a difference) I'd complain about people that don't capitalize, but the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse amuses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'd complain about people that don't capitalize, but the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse amuses me. Dude, you really need to post a warning before busting out something so funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 What's that in the road, a head? What's that in the road ahead? What's this thing, called love? What's this thing called, love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 it is a tough thing... try this thread. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52638 and after the 'uncle jack..' line I am thinking I may use my shift key a little more... miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It was nice of you to advise with such good advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanjacket Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Well Irregardless of this... I hope that was a joke, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 At least someone recognizes that regardless of common usage, 'irregardless' is NOT a real word and is within itself redundant were to be a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 You've got it backwards, Jim. Let the only lexicographer I have a bit of a crush on explain: http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0037-irregardless.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 rut ro. does anyone else hear bag-pipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Well Irregardless of this... I hope that was a joke, I was thinking the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 OK, I concede, 'Irregardless' is a word, however it is not one that one should use as explained by the very intelligent young lady in the posted link above. Regardless is the preferred word to use when one would want to use 'irregardless'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeslade Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Whereas, hereafter anything this contract says is moot. Advice noted and taken under advisement. No brown M&M s at the after party. Regardless that said advice is dumb. I love this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 OK, I concede, 'Irregardless' is a word, however it is not one that one should use as explained by the very intelligent young lady in the posted link above. Regardless is the preferred word to use when one would want to use 'irregardless'. "Irregardless" is a combination of "irrespective" and "regardless," but is in fact not a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 OK, I concede, 'Irregardless' is a word, however it is not one that one should use as explained by the very intelligent young lady in the posted link above. Regardless is the preferred word to use when one would want to use 'irregardless'. "Irregardless" is a combination of "irrespective" and "regardless," but is in fact not a word. And you are, in fact, wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) From Webster's online dictionary irregardless Popularity ir·re·gard·less adv \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\ Definition of IRREGARDLESS nonstandard : regardless Usage Discussion of IRREGARDLESS Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead. Examples of IRREGARDLESS I told them that irregardless of what you read in books, they's some members of the theatrical profession that occasionally visits the place where they sleep. —Ring Lardner, The Big Town, 1921 Origin of IRREGARDLESS probably blend of irrespective and regardless First Known Use: circa 1912 Browse Next Word in the Dictionary: irregenerate Previous Word in the Dictionary: irreg All Words Near: irregardless Seen & Heard What made you want to look up irregardless? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). View Seen & Heard highlights from around the site » Merriam-Webster on Facebook Test Your Vocabulary Take Our 10-Question Quiz Edited April 15, 2012 by Neomet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanjacket Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) We find slang in the dictionary too. It's non-standard word. Falling into the same category of arguable misuse as "anyways" vs anyway, "thusly" vs thus, "in regards to", vs in regard to, etc. Edited April 15, 2012 by Jeanjacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Here are two mistakes that particularly annoy me: "Pistol for sell" and "Were are you going?" I am also tired of hearing otherwise intelligent people say, "I seen this" and "I seen that" to describe the various things they saw. One that particularly irritates my wife: "orientate" (One of her job duties is to orient new employees.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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