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Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... Redrover #9116003 08/21/14
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,219 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger
alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,219 West Slope of Colorado	Originally Posted by Redrover Originally Posted by alpinecrick Originally Posted by ingwe Irregardless is recognized by some dictionaries as a non-standard word. The nice way of saying its in common use, but isn't really a word�. I've had this argument before--it's a legitimate word! Sheesh, Casey OK, but what is it supposed to mean????????????? Regardless! Irregardless just has a useless extra syllable I suppose. Enough to confuse folks though.... Casey Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

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Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... alpinecrick #9116102 08/21/14
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 80 R Redrover Campfire Greenhorn
Redrover Campfire Greenhorn R Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 80	Originally Posted by alpinecrick Originally Posted by Redrover Originally Posted by alpinecrick Originally Posted by ingwe Irregardless is recognized by some dictionaries as a non-standard word. The nice way of saying its in common use, but isn't really a word�. I've had this argument before--it's a legitimate word! Sheesh, Casey OK, but what is it supposed to mean????????????? Regardless! Irregardless just has a useless extra syllable I suppose. Enough to confuse folks though.... Casey Amazing! It's a well established convention in the English language that adding a prefix of 'ir' changes a word to it's opposite meaning. Now - apparently - some dictionary says that 'irregardless' means the same as 'regardless'. The implications are mind-boggling. By the same token, can we now take it, for example, that 'irregular' means the same as 'regular', and 'irreversible' means the same as 'reversible'? If this sort of butchering of English continues long enough it will become impossible to understand what the writer/speaker actually means!

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... Steve Redgwell #9116176 08/21/14
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,103 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger
George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,103	Steve, I really appreciate it,.... but are you alright?

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... alpinecrick #9116183 08/21/14
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by alpinecrick Originally Posted by ingwe Irregardless is recognized by some dictionaries as a non-standard word. The nice way of saying its in common use, but isn't really a word�. I've had this argument before--it's a legitimate word! Sheesh, Casey It can't be! I looked it up on the innaweb, and they can't put it on the net if its not true! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... George_De_Vries_3rd #9116238 08/21/14
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,714 Ontario, Canada S Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter
Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,714 Ontario, Canada	Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd Steve, I really appreciate it,.... but are you alright? I'm just fine. I kept hearing voices earlier, but realized I had an amateur radio net on in the background. Someone reported having an injured squirrel in their possession, but could not reach the animal control people. They were looking for advice. I offered to take it because I hadn't eaten supper. Oddly, the net went quiet. I suspect they were speechless, drooling at the thought of how delicious breaded squirrels taste, spiced up and rolled in crushed crackers. I had four in the freezer, but honestly, four is not enough. Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.com Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada

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Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... alpinecrick #9116249 08/21/14
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,170 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,170 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by alpinecrick Originally Posted by Redrover OK, but what is it supposed to mean????????????? Regardless! Irregardless just has a useless extra syllable I suppose. Enough to confuse folks though.... Casey So what you are saying is that irreverent means reverent? and irrespective means respective? This IS so confusing. Then, chicken means turkey! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... Steve Redgwell #9116250 08/21/14
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,103 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger
George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,103	Steve, you and I would be ham 'n cheese in a duck blind or in a boat..

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... gnoahhh #9116702 08/21/14
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Ella Campfire Regular E Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,257	Originally Posted by gnoahhh "He has but a soup�on of sagacity," Zern said of a bullshitter once. The man could wax eloquently whilst twisting our tails (tales?). You're cracking me up. Bunch of wits here. Ella

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... Redrover #9116801 08/21/14
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jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by Redrover If this sort of butchering of English continues long enough it will become impossible to understand what the writer/speaker actually means! Yep! The undeniable consequences of becoming a 'mongrel' nation with too many 'feral' citizens. ('citizens' used loosely) jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... Ella #9117154 08/22/14
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,090 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,090 In the Swamps	Originally Posted by Ella Originally Posted by gnoahhh "He has but a soup�on of sagacity," Zern said of a bullshitter once. The man could wax eloquently whilst twisting our tails (tales?). You're cracking me up. Bunch of wits here. Ella Worthy of sticky status I'd say. No glib twists of wit to add at the moment as I find myself surrounded by superior forces. Sublime wit and soup cans abound. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

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Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... DigitalDan #9117307 08/22/14
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,081 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,081 Annapolis, Md.	I have a sentence from some long forgotten reading that goes, "I left a small part of me- my youth- everywhere I hunted." Can anyone pinpoint it? "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... ingwe #9117324 08/22/14
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,219 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger
alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,219 West Slope of Colorado	Originally Posted by ingwe It can't be! I looked it up on the innaweb, and they can't put it on the net if its not true! It's pathetical, ain't it? Casey Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... ironbender #9117326 08/22/14
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,219 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger
alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,219 West Slope of Colorado	Originally Posted by ironbender So what you are saying is that irreverent means reverent? and irrespective means respective? This IS so confusing. Then, chicken means turkey! Good point! Irregardless, this is a great thread....... Casey Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... alpinecrick #9117459 08/22/14
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,714 Ontario, Canada S Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter
Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,714 Ontario, Canada	Irreverent means 'not a man of the cloth'. A layman. See also unrevered, disrevered. Irrespective means 'not showing respect for'. See also 'irrespectible', unrespectible, disrespect(ful). Associated words, malunderstanding, disconformancy, sloth. Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.com Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... Steve Redgwell #9118617 08/22/14
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,090 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,090 In the Swamps	Right. With the passage if time, sloth becomes easier to embrace. Or so it seems. Not in the desultory way, but rather in the manner of slow motion. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... DigitalDan #9118641 08/22/14
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CrowRifle Campfire Outfitter C Joined: May 2004 Posts: 10,872	We ain't got moss growing on us. Yet.

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... George_De_Vries_3rd #9120180 08/23/14
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,855 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana
5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,855 South of Minnesota	Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd Steve, I really appreciate it,.... but are you alright? George, Mrs. Roberts would have skinned me alive for that! Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... ingwe #9120190 08/23/14
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,855 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana
5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,855 South of Minnesota	Originally Posted by ingwe Irregardless is recognized by some dictionaries as a non-standard word. The nice way of saying its in common use, but isn't really a word�. I think that perhaps it is also a nice way of saying that its use is all right for those who "graduated high school". Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... Redrover #9120675 08/23/14
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,503 Tip of the Mitten bruinruin Campfire Ranger
bruinruin Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,503 Tip of the Mitten	Originally Posted by Redrover Originally Posted by alpinecrick Originally Posted by Redrover Originally Posted by alpinecrick I've had this argument before--it's a legitimate word! Sheesh, Casey OK, but what is it supposed to mean????????????? Regardless! Irregardless just has a useless extra syllable I suppose. Enough to confuse folks though.... Casey Amazing! It's a well established convention in the English language that adding a prefix of 'ir' changes a word to it's opposite meaning. Now - apparently - some dictionary says that 'irregardless' means the same as 'regardless'. The implications are mind-boggling. By the same token, can we now take it, for example, that 'irregular' means the same as 'regular', and 'irreversible' means the same as 'reversible'? If this sort of butchering of English continues long enough it will become impossible to understand what the writer/speaker actually means! Does this mean that the IRS is not actually a service? 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.

Re: Apparently "poetical" is a word--or is becoming one.... bruinruin #9120686 08/23/14
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,503 Tip of the Mitten bruinruin Campfire Ranger
bruinruin Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,503 Tip of the Mitten	It's odd how our speech can get twisted When parts of our schooling we've missed-ed So we make up some chit, force it to fit And convince ourselves we have fixed it 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.

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