he did not have a choice- he was confident a deal would be worked out here on LI. by the time LL decidied on Varlomov, who else needed a goalie? Lehner took what he could get at that point.
that is basically exactly what Lehner has stated publicly- perhaps not 100% accurate, and there are 2 sides to every story.
Irregardless is not really a word. But, if it were a word, you’ve used it incorrectly. It’s a double negative, you simply meant regardless.
that added plenty to this disucssion, always nice to see grammar police on a hockey msg board
Sorry pal, but "irregardless" is, in fact, a word, listed in both Merriam-Websters and the OED. It's usage is often for humorous purposes and is "non-standard", but it is most definitely a word, conveying the exact same meaning as the word "regardless".
Lived in the wilds of Essex County, NY (way upstate- poorest or second poorest county in the state) for a while and heard the word a lot. Used to chafe at me too. Anyway, don't know the history but I'm sure some googling can get you there. I just noticed the word has it's own wiki page too.Hmm, that's pretty interesting.
I vividly remember 10th grade math and our teacher always used 'irregardless' and we all would kind of snicker because we'd think to ourselves that it's not a word. It was a thing in that class, every one of us would wonder if anyone had the balls to correct him and no one ever did. That and he used to chew gum and it looked like he was chewing his lips off. The way he would say 'irregardless' was unforgettable, kind of like a Male version of Janice from Friends.
You have now ruined that childhood memory for me.
I know this is a stab in the dark, but do you know when it was adopted into the M-W Dictionary? 10th grade math was like 30 years ago and I could have sworn it wasn't in there back then.
FWIW Crunk and Bling are also in the dictionary now...Hmm, that's pretty interesting.
I vividly remember 10th grade math and our teacher always used 'irregardless' and we all would kind of snicker because we'd think to ourselves that it's not a word. It was a thing in that class, every one of us would wonder if anyone had the balls to correct him and no one ever did. That and he used to chew gum and it looked like he was chewing his lips off. The way he would say 'irregardless' was unforgettable, kind of like a Male version of Janice from Friends.
You have now ruined that childhood memory for me.
I know this is a stab in the dark, but do you know when it was adopted into the M-W Dictionary? 10th grade math was like 30 years ago and I could have sworn it wasn't in there back then.
Irregardless,we have to root for Molitov,I'm going for cocktails now....
It is definitely not a word. There are plenty of words that appear in the dictionary as non-standard. I’m sure you know what that means. I was certainly not jumping on anyone. I was simply advising. Irregardless most certainly does not mean the same thing as regardless. The prefix ir- meaning not and the suffix -less meaning without, making irregardless mean, not without regard. The opposite of what regardless means. Therefore, it is not acceptable, especially not in the context which it was used.
Why would you bring up a grammar issue here in the manner you did if you weren't jumping on someone, or at least putting on airs? You knew what he meant. Half of America uses the word "irregardless" regularly, that alone makes it a word whether you like it or not. It conveys a meaning and people understand what it means, therefore it is a word, and is acknowledged to be so by those who make such determinations, such as they are.
Half of America also doesn't know the difference between they're, there and their. Doesn't make it correct.
I didn't say it was correct, I said it was a word. The fact that we don't like it or like people using it doesn't make it any less so. And the fact that some knucklehead felt like being all superior about it on a board like this is a joke.
Meh, I doubt this will have any impact at all on how the fans treat him.
They'll be a few of us, but, as you say, if he's lights out, willful blindness can be a beautiful thing.
