The following podcast contains explicit language.

From New York City, this is Luxicon Valley, a podcast about language.

And you know what we're going to do this time?

Irregardless.

That word that supposedly isn't a word why isn't it a word?

And what must our judgment of that be if we, as I always say, pull the camera back?

Well, let's talk about Irregardless because we can learn a lot from it,

including how to love our language more.

And so what you hear is that it should be regardless.

Regardless of the fact that the light never turned green, dot, dot, dot.

But instead, so often people say, Irregardless.

And that's supposed to be too repetitive.

You don't need the Ir because that makes it negative when less was already doing it.

So Irregardless is redundant.

And therefore it's wrong.

It's sloppy.

It's not necessary, a more elegant language would just keep it as regardless.

And you know, that might be true, but there is always that factor.

There's that certain kid, I call it the Ken Golden factor because of one that I happen

to know.

There's this kid in fifth grade who everybody starts picking on for no real reason.

And that person often grows up to be shining and successful.

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