Once you listen for it you begin to notice how often people say irregardless, which is incorrect and not a real word. I may not say things correctly all the time either, but this is a really easy one.
From answers.com:
USAGE NOTE Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir prefix and less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.
I am surprised at how often I encounter this expression in a seemingly educated country. Maybe that's just it. Seemingly educated.
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From answers.com:
USAGE NOTE Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir prefix and less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.
I am surprised at how often I encounter this expression in a seemingly educated country. Maybe that's just it. Seemingly educated.
bad grammar is annoying. :)
Tell me about it! Gotsta get that edumacation!