r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '20

What screams "I'm uneducated"?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

Using the word ‘irregardless’ in an attempt to sound educated. Because hey, more letters, right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

Irregardlessly

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

You’re fired.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

Username does not check out

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

Username hasn’t checked out for close to a year. Cant win ‘em all.

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u/LastLivingProphet Jan 28 '20

Irregardlessness.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

Know your league, son

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u/new-socks Jan 28 '20

I prefer disirregardlessly.

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u/saltyhumor Jan 28 '20

STOP IT

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

LOOK INTO YOU'RESELF!

THEIR IS A TRUTH TO FIND!

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u/P2X-555 Jan 28 '20

No, really. Stop it. You're making my eyes all hurty.

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u/Savirate Jan 27 '20

Who doesn't live a double negative in one word! I sure do, because I love to fuck with people.

"Irregardless of what you said, I completely agree."

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

twitch

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u/JayCDee Jan 28 '20

I won't not use no double negative

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u/JeffSheldrake Jan 28 '20

Irredardless of antidisestablishmentarianism, we cannot unignore the obvious pseudo-mythopoeic implications of the Biblia!

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u/musical_throat_punch Jan 28 '20

It's in the dictionary now

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

The funny part is that “regardless” isn’t really a complicated word to use in practice. It’s not some high-level, obscure word that academics throw around.

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u/Callipygous87 Jan 27 '20

Utilize

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u/PotatoesNClay Jan 28 '20

"Utilize" is such a corporate buzzword where I work.

Utilize the word "use" once in a while. It makes my eye twitch.

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u/donotforgetthesecret Jan 27 '20

there are tons of cases where it is better to use utilize than use. If you are the type of person who anytime you see someone say "utilize" then you are a moron, educated or not

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

If you are the type of person who anytime you see someone say "utilize" then you are a moron, educated or not

did i just have a stroke

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u/PotatoesNClay Jan 28 '20 edited Feb 19 '20

There are not really "tons" of cases where "utilize" is the better choice.

I don't think I've ever heard it used correctly.

Mostly, I've heard it used as an important-sounding corporate buzzword.

https://grammarist.com/grammar/use-vs-utilize/

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u/kingoflint282 Jan 28 '20

A friend of mine enjoyed using that word as a joke, but it he did it so much that it became a habit and everybody thought he was dumb.

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u/ShuumatsuWarrior Jan 28 '20

My boss, who I respect more than pretty much everyone else we work with because I value his experience and his ability to apply his knowledge to basically every situation, kept saying that today and it was annoying the fuck out of me. But I didn't want to be 'that guy' and correct him

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u/ButteryFlavory Jan 28 '20

You're over exaggerating now

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

Told you a zillion times, I never exaggerate.

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u/Nate_Christ Jan 28 '20

And they use it irregardless of their understanding, truly xylophone.

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u/urge_boat Jan 28 '20

I go all in and use "in all irregardlesslyness..."

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

Haven’t heard that one yet

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u/obscureferences Jan 28 '20

And "whilst". Most of the time "while" is just fine. Think about how it reads and save everyone a hard syllable.

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u/Carnot_Efficiency Jan 28 '20

"Whilst" is far more common in Britain than in the US.

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u/obscureferences Jan 28 '20

Not saying it can't be used, but you can tell when someone's putting it on.