Message from discussion GH: Time for MPT (Miguel Peace Talks)Re: Why does everyone hate Miguel?

From: klenk...@ix.netcom.com (Kathleen Lenkeit )
Subject: Re: GH: Time for MPT (Miguel Peace Talks)Re: Why does everyone hate Miguel?
Date: 1995/08/14
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In <40jtdt$...@dallas1.connect.net> Tim Holt <H...@connect.net> writes: 
>
> Thank you, thank you, thank you, I was hoping you would jump right in there
>> and let her know there is no "irregardless".  
>> 
>> 			Dee
>> 
>PLEASE EXCUSE ME!   Irregardless is a family word.  Does any one else
>have fake words that your  family uses.  Please forgive me for being 
>a bit too informal in my posting.
>
>Robin 
>

Plenty of people have "fake words that the family uses" -- for example,
some of our "better" ones are "gerts" for the elderly (although we know
others who use the term "raisins" for the elderly), and "nerdles"
(rhymes with hurdles) for dry cat food thingys.

I think what raised so many peoples' dander here, though, was not the
use of a made-up family word, but, rather, the use of a 'word' that's
not a word -- it's improper grammar.  A lot of teachers and other
highly educated folks read this newsgroup, and that sort of things just
grates.....

Kathleen