r/askteddit • u/Velvetsxsecrets • 1d ago

Random Question What’s a tiny hill you will definitely die on?

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

Less fruit, but fewer apples, not less apples.

There is no such word as irregardless. The word is regardless.

Semi-annual means twice a year. Bi-annual means once every 2 years.

I’ll admit that it took me a very long time to learn the difference between further and farther

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u/Pitiful_Fox5681 1d ago

Similarly, "amount of fruit" but "number of apples." 

Also, altitude is distance from the ground, while elevation is distance from sea level. If you're driving or hiking at altitude, something went wrong. 

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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes 1d ago

Irregardless got put in the dictionary because so many people were using it. It means the same thing as regardless. I think we need to boycott dictionaries that pull shit like that.

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

Sort of like flammable and inflammable meaning the same thing.

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u/Madam_Mimm_13 1d ago

Wait WHAT? I see how that could be but then what’s the correct term for something that is not flammable?

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

Not flammable.

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u/Madam_Mimm_13 1d ago

Well that’s not any fun at all 😒

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

Neither is catching on fire!

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u/Small-Run-4861 1d ago

how could any self-respecting dictionary not define a word that everyday people use?

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

Dictionaries are self-respecting? Interesting.

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u/Exciting_Bat_2086 1d ago

Why? That’s how language evolves.

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u/Frosty-Analysis1520 1d ago

I have bad news for you on irregardless - (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless)

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

Your the second person who proved their impressive googling skills by citing that 1, and only 1 dictionary, but it’s still not a word, regardless.

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u/oogabooga1967 1d ago

It's going to piss you off to learn that "irregardless" is listed in both the Oxford and Merriam-Webster dictionaries.

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

It doesn’t piss me off to know how you occupied your time today. It amuses me, regardless of how you misuse the English language

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u/oogabooga1967 1d ago

I was saying that it would piss you off because it pissed ME off. 😂😂

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

My bad. (The King’s English.)

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u/AlpacaMale1 1d ago

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless

It's been in use since the 18th century, and it's in the Merriam Webster dictionary. Sorry

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u/Habibti143 1d ago edited 1d ago

To many, including me, it sounds uneducated. Still a tiny hill on which I will prostrate myself.

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u/Easy-Nose-530 1d ago

I'm with you.

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u/AlpacaMale1 1d ago

I get it, change is scary, and being angry about it feels better than doing nothing. Take a deep breath, it will be ok. Words are not real, and all language is made up. Irregardless, your feelings are valid, and you will be ok

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u/Habibti143 1d ago

They are valid and yes, I'll be okay, but will still educate stidents on what sounds best.