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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 128.193.88.55 (talk) at 16:29, 7 March 2003 (Goatasaur - irregardless IS a word, although it isn't well liked). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Moved the following out of the article and into Talk: The Christian right is a right-wing American political movement consisting of Christians, many of them Fundamentalists, who claim that their political positions are the views of all Christians. (And, of course, you can document that every member of this movement makes this claim ... no?)

In reality, American Christians hold a wide variety of political views. The Christian right is allied with the United States Republican Party. (Could you include a copy of the treaty of alliance that they signed?)

-- Zoe

I would reverse the sentence
Many elements of the Christian right sympathize with, support, and sometimes influence the United States Republican Party.
to read
The Republican Party has actively sought the support of the Christian right.
Ortolan88

Nice work with NPOVing, April! -- Zoe


From M-W: irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.