Should the word "irregardless" be in the dictionary?

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Con: Irregardless is a mispronunciation, rather than a word. To broaden the scope of the dictionary to include common mispronunciations is to dilute its actual work of documenting and defining language.

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Pro: It is a word that has a long history of use and deserves a place in the dictionary. According to the article, "The dictionary's recognition "doesn't enroll a word as correct in the English language," McIntyre says. "It just says this is a word that a lot of people use in English. And here's what we know about it."

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Pro: It should as it always has been

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Con: Yes yes yes yes yes

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Pro: Yes, it has been used for centuries and we although we have evolved as a society, we are ingrained to use words, even in the urban dictionary in our vocabulary.

Should “Irregardless” be in the dictionary?

Should the word "irregardless" be in the dictionary?

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Cons

Yes, it has been used for centuries and we although we have evolved as a society, we are ingrained to use words, even in the urban dictionary in our vocabulary.

It should as it always has been

Yes yes yes yes yes

Irregardless is a mispronunciation, rather than a word. To broaden the scope of the dictionary to include common mispronunciations is to dilute its actual work of documenting and defining language.

Selected thesis

Should the word "irregardless" be in the dictionary?

Pro claim 1, children below

Yes, it has been used for centuries and we although we have evolved as a society, we are ingrained to use words, even in the urban dictionary in our vocabulary.

Pro claim 2

It should as it always has been

Pro claim 3

Con claim 1

Yes yes yes yes yes

Con claim 2

Irregardless is a mispronunciation, rather than a word. To broaden the scope of the dictionary to include common mispronunciations is to dilute its actual work of documenting and defining language.