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Misconception: Words that convey a misunderstanding of English vocabulary are not real words. All words in English originated by becoming commonly used during a certain time period. There are several informal words regarded as "bastardizations" of more formal parts of speech but the idea that they are somehow not words is a misconception.[1][2][3] Conversate[1][2], expresso[2], funnest[3][4], impactful[3][5], irregardless[6][3][2][1], mentee[3][7] and thusly[8] are examples of such disliked words that contain errors. Conversate[9][10][11], expresso[12][13][14][15][16][17][18], funnest[19][20][21][22][23], impactful[24][25][26][27][28], irregardless[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], mentee[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] and thusly[48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56] also appear in many dictionaries because English is not a prescriptive language. The most prominent example is irregardless. Entire articles have been written about it[57][58][59] and it is dismissed as "not a word" in some style guides.[60][61][62] Grammarians hold the view that "You shouldn't use it if you want to be taken seriously, but it has gained wide enough use to qualify as a word."[6][63] To truly reject "irregardless", one would have to take the controversial step of introducing further criteria on what constitutes a word. As summarized by John McIntyre, "we have English because multiple generations of illiterate peasants demolished Anglo-Saxon grammar wholesale."[1]
- ^ a b c d McIntyre, John (2011). "Don't hang the lexicographers". Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ^ a b c d Peters, Mark (2011). "Let's Bury the Not-a-Word Myth". Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e Carey, Stan (2010-07-12). "'Not a word' is not an argument". Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ Fogarty, Mignon (2008-09-12). "Is "Funnest" a Word?". Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ http://www.quora.com/English-language/Impactful-is-not-a-word-why-do-so-many-continue-to-use-it
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
ReferenceBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Vokloh, Eugene (2007-08-23). "Is Not A Word". Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Thusly is not a Word?". 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conversate
- ^ http://www.allwords.com/word-conversate.html
- ^ http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/conversate
- ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/expresso
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/expresso
- ^ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/expresso
- ^ http://www.yourdictionary.com/expresso
- ^ http://www.scrabblefinder.com/word/expresso/
- ^ http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/expresso
- ^ http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/expresso
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/funnest
- ^ http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/fun
- ^ http://www.scrabblefinder.com/word/funnest/
- ^ http://www.allwords.com/word-funnest.html
- ^ http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/funnest
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/impactful
- ^ http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/impactful
- ^ http://www.scrabblefinder.com/word/impactful/
- ^ http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/impactful
- ^ http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/impactful
- ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/irregardless
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/irregardless
- ^ http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/irregardless
- ^ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/irregardless
- ^ http://www.yourdictionary.com/irregardless
- ^ http://www.beedictionary.com/definition/irregardless
- ^ http://www.scrabblefinder.com/word/irregardless/
- ^ http://www.allwords.com/word-irregardless.html
- ^ http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/irregardless
- ^ http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/irregardless
- ^ http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/irregardless
- ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mentee
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mentee
- ^ http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mentee
- ^ http://www.yourdictionary.com/mentee
- ^ http://www.scrabblefinder.com/word/mentee/
- ^ http://www.allwords.com/word-mentee.html
- ^ http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mentee
- ^ http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/mentee
- ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thusly
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/thusly
- ^ http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/thusly
- ^ http://www.yourdictionary.com/thusly
- ^ http://www.scrabblefinder.com/word/thusly/
- ^ http://www.allwords.com/word-thusly.html
- ^ http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/thusly
- ^ http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/thusly
- ^ http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/thusly
- ^ bierma, nathan (2009-03-29). "Ire reaches new heights over word pronunciations". The Chicago Tribune.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ McIntyre, John (2012-02-04). "Yes anything goes". The Baltimore Sun.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Bierma, Nathan (2006-04-03). "Irrespective of common use, irregardless draws ire". Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ "Common vocabulary errors". Missouri University of Science and Technology. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ "Style Guide". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ "Tricky Words". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ Brockenbrough, Martha (2008). Things that make us [sic]. St. Martin's Press.
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