From: utzoo!decvax!yale-com!brunix!mmk Newsgroups: net.nlang Title: Re: fossil words now usually used in one context Article-I.D.: brunix.1172 Posted: Sun Jan 2 15:13:06 1983 Received: Mon Jan 3 00:45:39 1983 References: sbcs.185,lanl-a.193 Try regardless and irregardless on for size. True, "irregardless" was originally used only by those unable to distinguish between words beginning containing "re" (irrespective and regardless) but it has entered the language.