02-04-2011 at 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Alchemist11
Irregardless = not a word.
Regardless = without taking that into account
Irregardless = taking it into account, which is the opposite of your intended meaning.
Sorry, I read it and couldn't help it.
Although I like the pic you posted.  |
It's a word. 
12chars.
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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02-04-2011 at 03:59 AM
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You're right, but...
http://dictionary.reference. com/browse/irregardless
...it's not supposed to be used. It's much like a slang term, so don't use it on essays and formal writing.
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02-04-2011 at 04:20 AM
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u do know its a part of the jehova's witness religion to practice evangelism right?... not sayin you have to like it... but they have the right to practice ... people hardly ever complain about the campus for christ folks writin on everything with chalk
i dont like to disrespect the religion of others... next time jus say hey i dont appreiate u bothering me... if that doesnt work start acting crazy and he might get scared and walk away 
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02-04-2011 at 04:23 AM
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u do know its a part of the jehova's witness religion to practice evangelism right?... not sayin you have to like it... but they have the right to practice ... people hardly ever complain about the campus for christ folks writin on everything with chalk
i dont like to disrespect the religion of others... next time jus say hey i dont appreiate u bothering me... if that doesnt work start acting crazy and he might get scared and walk away |
LOLOLOLOL ARE YOU SRS WOW HOW DID YOU MISS THAT.
what's it like being blind?
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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02-04-2011 at 04:28 AM
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LOLOLOLOL ARE YOU SRS WOW HOW DID YOU MISS THAT.
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well then.. i must not remember  i have faulty memory.. or maybe i didnt notice... happens
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5 page topic related to religion that hasn't turned into a flamewar. I liek.
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02-04-2011 at 06:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alchemist11
Irregardless = not a word.
Regardless = without taking that into account
Irregardless = taking it into account, which is the opposite of your intended meaning.
Sorry, I read it and couldn't help it.
Although I like the pic you posted. |
That's ALL u too from my rant ... the use of the word irregardless ...
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I knew I shouldn't have ate pizza right before bed and should've left my alarm further away from my bed... :( Now I'm missing envir sc and on MI...
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The thread title reminded me of the time in first year where these mormons tried to convert us.
It was one of my first time venturing off-campus, I had gone to East Gate with a friend and when we got on the bus to go back to school we realized it was not the right bus and we were going in the opposite direction. So my friend was like let's get off hear and wait for the right bus. So while we're waiting these two women come us to us, and start talking to us about Mormonism. They were all so can we schedule an appointment to meet with you and give you a free book of Mormon. After we declined they kept insisting, until my friend was like "no, I'm good with my Catholicism for now." It was weird, and amusing.
They weren't on campus though. I would have been more annoyed if it was on campus. There's enough unwanted solicitation in the student centre, we don't need outside groups getting in on it too.
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I should be getting ready for class, but going through this thread is just so entertaining... Please, go on! 
Also:
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It's a word.
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Indeed, as I said, irregard less makes it a double negative, so even if it were a word, its meaning is the exact opposite of regardless. And therefore the only time you should use irregardless if you're saying "In regards to" - but "In irregardless to" sounds completely wrong, so I'd say never to use it.
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That's ALL u too from my rant ... the use of the word irregardless ...
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Lol no, like I said, I liked the picture, I just saw the word and couldn't help correcting it >_> |
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02-04-2011 at 09:42 AM
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I knew I shouldn't have ate pizza right before bed and should've left my alarm further away from my bed... :( Now I'm missing envir sc and on MI...
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lololollolo at DP.
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This is somewhat off topic, but I find it strange how we're expected to "take sides" between science and religion, as if the two are mutually exclusive. I never felt this way. Science and religion can be completely compatible in my eyes.
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Completely agree.
And I'm pretty sure "Elder" Zhang (and yes, the asian guy does have a name) will never want to approach me again after a lengthy debate with him counteracting all his arguments. If you read up on Mormonism, you'll be able to understand AND argue with anyone who tries to talk to you, rather than just thinking of them as "those mormons who won't leave us alone".
Religion isn't a threat. It's just something a lot of people don't understand and that's what religious studies is for, to help us see from other people's viewpoints. |
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Religion isn't a threat. It's just something a lot of people don't understand and that's what religious studies is for, to help us see from other people's viewpoints.
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Religion isn't a threat, except when it threatens peoples rights and freedoms, which it does.
Religion inherently isn't threatening buts its the unfortunate ways that people have chosen to abuse religion that make it a threat.
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This is somewhat off topic, but I find it strange how we're expected to "take sides" between science and religion, as if the two are mutually exclusive. I never felt this way. Science and religion can be completely compatible in my eyes.
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I think that really depends on the degree to which one accepts science and the scientific method. What I mean by that is if one sets the scientific method as the means of proof, then religious questions are nonsensical (to distinguish - I don't mean 'nonsense' in a demeaning way). If one merely accepts science as a subset of the means of proof, then yes, they bypass the problem.
Of course, with that being said, they then have to deal with two somewhat contradictory proof-schemata. Most people get around this by not really thinking about the logical framework behind their beliefs, haha |
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