Chelsea's grammar on not to use the word irregardless.

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In the video, Chelsea explains how using the word "irregardless" and double negatives is improper. As speaker's of English, most would understand what someone means when they say this word. She is viewing the use of "irregardless" through the monoglot ideology by applying the hegemony of the "standard" English.

Posted by Autumn McGovern on July 21, 2016

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Standard Language Ideology;
Prescriptivism

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