# Things that seem to exist solely as bad examples

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 2, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-to-exist-solely-as-bad-examples/950014 "2021-09-02T20:51:28Z")
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### Author: ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-to-exist-solely-as-bad-examples/950014/3 "2021-09-02T21:08:29Z")

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> [@DemonTree](#):
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> I saw someone use it only a few days ago:

Yes, I remember seeing that too, because I remember thinking at the time that “regardless” and “irregardless” would make a good example of [Seeming Opposites That Mean The Exact Same Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeming-opposites-that-mean-the-exact-same-thing/947923).

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