On 20/01/18 10:41, Roger Hayter wrote:
Tim Streater wrote:

In article , Roger Hayter
wrote:

I wonder if comprehendible is in the same state of development as
'irregardless'? In other words, it is so widely used by relatively new,
or ex-colonial, English speakers who do not know the word
'comprehensible' that it is in at least the New World dictionaries, but
it still sounds wrong to more widely read English speakers.

'irregardless' is not a word.

Neither is 'comprehendible';

Apparently it goes back to te16th centurey

but both are in recent editions of
American dictionaries. 'Inspirational' is not a word either, but has
become nearly universal even in the UK.





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