Today, I was chatting online with a guy I really like, when he used the word "irregardless." I couldn't help but mention how little sense it makes, since it's a combination of two words meaning roughly the same thing. He replied, "lol what? your stupid." Jesus Christ. FML
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Today, I was chatting to a co-worker, upon whom I have a serious crush. It was going really well, until he said "irregardless", as if it's actually a proper word. This grammatical abomination really ticks me off, and I actually had to fight back the urge to beat some damn sense into him. FML
Today, I was on a chat site and a couple of cute guys asked for my "ASL". I had no idea what that meant so I asked one of my cousins. He said it meant "asshole" and that they were calling me an asshole. So I cursed at everyone who was actually asking for my "age, sex and location." FML
Today, I yet again heard a friend say "YOLO" as if it's a word. It was so annoying that I had to restrain myself from punching him in the face and offering him the chance to suck on one of my turds, since apparently "YOLO." FML
Today, I was mentioning to a coworker how there was a huge lull today in business. A young coworker then turned to me and sead in a snooty tone, "I think you mean a 'lol', it's pronounced L-O-L." FML
Today, I was talking to a guy when he pointed behind me and said, “Hey, what’s that?” I looked behind me and he burst out laughing, saying he “can’t believe I’m so stupid that I still fall for that old trick.” We were having a conversation, not a physical fight. FML
Today, while talking to my boyfriend, he got upset and accused me of making up words to make him feel stupid. All because I used the word "vapid." FML
Today, I was talking to an attractive guy, but I was so nervous that I got tongue-tied and then blurted out, "Stupid autocorrect." FML
Today, I was talking online to this guy, and everything was great. He then sent a voice message and his accent was a deal breaker. FML
Today, I texted someone and typed, "lol". My boyfriend asked me why I put "lol". I told him because I thought it was funny. He looked at me weird and said, "But you didn't laugh." Now he thinks I'm weird because I didn't actually laugh out loud. FML
Today, at work I put myself squarely in the lame / old people category when I foolishly asked out loud what FML meant. FML
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bigdude1302 2
Attraction: disengaged
DubstepCrazyXD 11
Some people just don't want to admit they're wrong.
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noaz46 1
Well you're both wrong. It's not the combination of two words, its the combination of a word and a prefix, and when people use the word irregardless, which is an actual word, it just means the opposite of what everybody uses it to mean. What they mean to say, is regardless, not irregardless
AurumPotestasEst 16
I don't know why you were thumbed down when you actually correct so I rectified that.
fed_up_thespian 9
As did I, it.was a perfectly reasonable statement. A prefix meaning 'without' added to a word that means 'without regard' just means 'regard'. That word drives me nuts.
Steve_Dudley_UK 10
Dictionary definition ...Irregardless means the same as regardless, but the negative prefix ir- merely duplicates the suffix -less, and is unnecessary. The word dates back to the 19th century, but is regarded as incorrect in standard English.
bjdog98 9
Not worth it. Just not worth it.
chanellgymnast 17
Grammar nazis are a tit again. Jeez.
Mr_Mole 24
Haha, nice.
Rob2342 9
Thats when you go and look for a different guy to chat with. Your obviously far more intelligent than he is.
perdix 31
Your explanation kind of sucked. The real problem with "irregardless" is that it is a double negative. Both the "ir-" prefix and the "-less" suffix negate the root word. If the word existed, it would be the opposite of "regardless."
toaster012 17
Maybe you should "slowly" tell him.
EsOSiQueEs 14
Well if he was your boyfriend he would kinda be your stupid. Luckily you discovered this problem early. (:
jbuckets_404 39
It's a double negative --> with regard to.
Iwillnotpress1 9
Damn grammar Nazis.
watchthesky7 12
Irregardless is a reference to Mean Girls. I'd say you have keeper.