So, I was conversing with my mother earlier about certain attrocities in the English language that we have come across and continue to come across regularly. They sneak their way into everyday conversation, pilfering away the basic grammatical structure of our linguistic mode (in other, simpler terms, they're ruining the way we talk and write). So, I figured I'd start a running list of all the discrepencies I find, in order to aid/discuss it with the Divergence forum (we're such sticklers for grammar, I figured this would be the only place I could post my list without receiving vast amounts of harsh insults and negative criticism). So, here begins the list:

Incorrect: Irregardless
ex. The general commanded his troops to proceed, irregardless of the inclement weather.
So here we have one of the most commonly abused words in the American vocabulary. Irregardless is considered by many to be the largest, most affluent word they know, when in fact it is no word at all. Why is it not a word? To put it simply, the "word" is a double negative. Irregardless. Both of the negating suffixes/prefixes have been underlined there, and you can see that, in cancelling each other out as double negatives tend to do, you're left with nothing more than "regard," which hardly fits in the example above.
Correct: Regardless
ex. The painters kept painting our walls, regardless of the fact that there wasn't a pair of paint cans with the same color paint in them.
I don't know how the "Ir" got thrown in there, but it's certainly not right.
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Incorrect: Anotherwords
ex. The sun that had shone brightly through his whole life had finally set, leaving him to slumber. Anotherwords, he was dead.
This one is a little more blatantly obvious than irregardless. Upon analyzing the word, it appears to be a compound of the words "Another" and "Words." Considering its origin, the mix-up can be traced to a misinterpretation upon hearing the correct phrase spoken.
Correct: In other words
ex. It can pop balloons, light matches, blow holes through concrete, and cause a block of wood to shatter; in other words, the laser is powerful.
The original phrase fits much more nicely than "anotherwords" in context, as you can see.


Ok, that was a bit heartless and frank, and possibly even a bit cruel, but I'm just trying to help. Take it as you will (and let me know if you find any that should be added, as I am incapable of making this a wiki). Thanks for your time if you did read this; hopefully I didn't come off as a know-it-all jack*** (that wasn't the intent; I'm merely writing in the style of Harold Bloom, whose book I am in the thick of for summer reading).