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8 Dec 2022
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What is the difference between regardless of and irrespective of ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between regardless of and irrespective of ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- French (France)
"irrespective of" is more formal.
"Regardless of the teacher's views on having a lot of technology in the classroom, Mark sends an instant message to his brother." (natural)
"Irrespective of the teacher's views on having a lot of technology in the classroom, Mark sends an instant message to his brother." (formal)
"Irregardless of the teacher's views on having a lot of technology in the classroom, Mark sends an instant message to his brother."(nonstandard)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irre...
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=r...
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- French (France)
@yu-kin1 Also, "regardless" has the idea of ignoring something to which you should have paid attention, while "irrespective" is dismissing something to which you had no need to pay attention. Hope this helps...
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