word choice - Is "regardless of whether or not" proper grammar ...
2013年3月13日 · I think that "regardless of whether or not" is not only awkward, but twice superfluous. I got 'routed' here because I was searching for support for my belief that "regardless of" is a superfluous phrase, in that just about any sentence that I could render was just as effective without the word "of".
Is "irrespective of" interchangeable with "regardless of"?
It seems "regardless of" covers all the meaning of "irrespective of", but not vice versa.For instance, I think in the following sentence, "regardless of" can not be replaced by "irrespective of": In the future people will be selected for posts on merit, …
politeness - Ending a note with "Thanks regardless" - English …
2010年12月5日 · I'm not sure what "thanks regardless" is supposed to mean. Thank you, regardless of whether you can help me [in the future]: the better way to say this is "Thank you in advance" or "Thanks in advance"; but given that that's what you wrote at the end of your question, it seems you believe "thanks regardless" means something else.
Shorter way to say: "regardless of whether it would..."
2013年10月29日 · “Regardless of what the outcome might be, all she wanted now was...” is a little more wordy but natural enough. Note, the wording suggested in a comment, “Regardless, all she wanted now ...”, can be interpreted the same way as your original, but being less specific has alternative interpretations, ie need not mean the same as the original.
word choice - "Irregardless" vs. "irrespective" - English Language ...
2010年8月18日 · Some people use "irregardless" for “regardless” but many people think it is incorrect. It is probably a combination of "irrespective" and "regardless" which is sometimes used humorously. Oxford Dictionary says: Irregardless means the same as regardless, but the negative prefix ir- merely duplicates the suffix -less, and is unnecessary.
Is "regardless" a word I shouldn't use? - English Language
2013年2月20日 · Regardless is a perfectly standard word in current use. I suspect you are confusing it with irregardless, which is often used for regardless or irrespective, and may originate either as a portmanteau of those, or as a double-negative of regard. That's much more controversial, considered wrong by many, and a pet hate of quite a few.
phrasing - "Regardless to the fact" vs "Regardless of the fact ...
"Regardless to" is the one that sounds awkward because it's utterly ungrammatical. However, "regardless of", aside from being grammatically correct, sounds quite appropriate to my ear. Some arrangements work better than others, regardless of the number of detectors used. Here's an equally formal alternative you might want to consider:
Regardless of Ving - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2016年6月1日 · *Regardless of being criticized by others, he thinks that I should keep on doing what I like to do. *Regardless of being bullied in class, his mother insists that he has to go to school every day. I am wondering if the sentence is grammatical when the subject of V-ing after "regardless of" is different from the subject in the main clause.
What is the difference between "regardless" and "irrelevant"?
2016年5月17日 · No, they are completely different. “Irrelevant” means something is not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important. “Regardless” is just another word for “despite” or “not being affected by something”. Examples from (Cambridge dictionary): 1) It was pouring with rain, but we pressed on regardless.
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2011年2月28日 · A more idiomatic alternative would be to use the word regardless: I want to talk to you regardless. I don't believe that nevertheless is idiomatic here. Nevertheless is usually used as a clause-initial adverb, and doesn't fall naturally at the end of a …