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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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It's a double negative, innit.
See Kroney's expl above.

They mean "regarding", or, more probably by the sound of it, "regardless".

Either way they are WRONG and they need to be SHOT.
(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:51, 4 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
maybe the poor man just had a stutter
r-r-regardless of that, he deserves respect.
(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:52, Reply)
It is a commonly used word.
So I think that makes it a word.

I don't like it but I don't make the rules.
(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:54, Reply)
Ah but that is the beauty of the English language
It is technically incorrect, but it has been in common usage for some time, so is therefore an English word.
(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:57, Reply)
Googlefinger says 1795.

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:59, Reply)
Yes - so is "gifted", but "given" is waaaaaay better.
THIS IS SCIENTIFIC FACT.
(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:03, Reply)
gifted is a perfectly acceptable word

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:07, Reply)
I have no problem with it.

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:09, Reply)
neither do I
Haha! Shitter than The Kooks!
(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:11, Reply)
not one ever applied to you, though

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:11, Reply)
I gave him a scornful look but allowed him to present on Life and Critical Illness insurance unhindered

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 10:58, Reply)

unhindered 'irregardless'
(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:00, Reply)
it's worse than 'preorder'

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:01, Reply)
I blame the Yanks. Our language has been burglarized.

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:02, Reply)
That's unpossible.

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:04, Reply)
I blame dyslexics and the spastics

(, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 11:04, Reply)

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