"Irregardless" (Steve's Grammatical Observations)

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[Plomomedia]

I'm going to delete this video and put up the shorter version, i.e. exclusively the part before i start not making sense.

[Kiddalee]

Linguistic evolution has nothing to do with the theory of evolution from science class. People think that they have to attack a word at every instance in order to attack the theory that happens to use that word. I think you spent too much time defending the word "evolution" to people but didn't explain that it has many meanings, and you are not using the meaning that some people dislike.

[Plomomedia]

@Kiddalee evolution as I learned in science class and later in college paleontology is a process of gradual change and branching via genetic variation and sexual isolation; there may not be sex and genes in linguistics, but there can still be gradual change and branching. a sort of memetic variation. anyway, i was def too high in this video to make any sense.

[Kiddalee]

@Plomomedia Yeah, but those opposed to the theory of evolution should only be opposed to certain statements it makes, such as the timeframe, and the need for death to create new species; these people need to understand that branching and changing is possible in language, and you can use a familiar word without it being the same biological theory.

[Plomomedia]

@Kiddalee i see what you're saying.

[miliscatis]

Steve: I really enjoy your observations!

Do you have a blog or something?

[Plomomedia]

@miliscatis I'm glad you enjoy! I don't focus on the grammar stuff all that often, so I have no other venue for the grammar rants, other than the occasional youtube video. but you're welcome to add me on facebook (/plomomedia). Maybe i will make a blog page for Steve's Grammar, if i can find the time.

[tincanhandmade]

I am loving your vids - from one grammar nazi to another!

[Plomomedia]

@RuaridhHunter maybe in scotland!

[Scarecrow545]

@Plomomedia

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo­oooo

[MattitudeEra]

Your the best, man! Keep it real and keep correcting!

You're*

[stealthis]

But Sarah Palin invented refudiate! /s Actually that word is pretty good, just everybody hating it since it came from her. Anybody else and nobody would even think twice about it.

[DarkwingScooter]

Look up the Jespersen cycle, if anything fails in the arguments about this word it is the conflation of logic with language.

I use irregardless to annoy positivists.

[WhiteNinjaz]

IRREGARDLESS u be trippin white boy

[klutterkicker]

Irregardless must be the ur-Palinism. pls refudiate.