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Yes, 'irregardless' is a valid word in English

In last week’s column, we looked at a verbatim excerpt from Pen Cop, a media language critic. While the pen cop does a good job highlighting the mistakes journalists make, his, or her greatest observable weakness is the language used. An element of haughtiness blinds the Pen Cop to simple grammatical errors he or she makes.

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