CU track Athletes Punished, Suspended

great thread! letsrun really nails these things down

well, regardless of me writing irregardless, you knew what i was regarding too.best regards, reginald rogerro

CU Grad wrote:

riodozo wrote:

irregardless of what a jury says, CU has a low public opinion poll

And "irregardless" is not standard English. Please use the correct word ..."regardless." I think you should worry about your own college education instead of bashing someone else's alma mater.

what athletes on the team were suspended? names, names, names...

what did they do?

too = "to"

I "hope" it was really bad. To boot athletes from the team for conduct that wasn't criminal or with no police involved, has me wondering if some overreaction hasn't taken place. I'm not saying that something has to be criminal to get kicked off, but it narrows the fine line a little more.

Well, it could be another racial slur. That sounds like something that Wetmore would have no tolerance for after the Zeigles (Ziegles?) and it wouldn't be criminal.

Pure speculation though.

i just too a huge dump

it was awesome

Jackie Zeigle pinned me down and had her way with me.

So....no one knows what this is really about?

why have a press release about something that is so mysterious?

CU Grad wrote:

riodozo wrote:

irregardless of what a jury says, CU has a low public opinion poll

And "irregardless" is not standard English. Please use the correct word ..."regardless." I think you should worry about your own college education instead of bashing someone else's alma mater.

So tell me CU what constitues standard English? I mean if a word is in the dictionary is it standard English? I don't know about you but if something is in Webster I pretty much have to go with it being standard English.

Well, Pifer didn't seem to mind as much as all the pharisees on these boards do: He's been co-habitating with Laura for a while now, has he not?Being in an interracial relationship ought to count towards erasing past prejudices in my book......but I'm sure your glass houses are quite cosy.

KnowItAll wrote:

Well, it could be another racial slur. That sounds like something that Wetmore would have no tolerance for after the Zeigles (Ziegles?) and it wouldn't be criminal.

Pure speculation though.

IRREGARDLESS wrote:

So tell me CU what constitues standard English? I mean if a word is in the dictionary is it standard English? I don't know about you but if something is in Webster I pretty much have to go with it being standard English.

No. Here is the dictionary's definition of non-standard:

Some dictionaries use the term substandard to describe forms, such as ain't, associated with uneducated speech, while reserving nonstandard for forms such as irregardless, which are common in writing but are still regarded by many as uneducated.

Use it if you will, as many do. Regardless, you will be considered uneducated by those in the know...

So tell me CU what constitues standard English? I mean if a word is in the dictionary is it standard English? I don't know about you but if something is in Webster I pretty much have to go with it being standard English.[/quote]

The word is in Websters. Websters states that it is widely used but not standard. "Regardless" should be used instead.

Regardless, There's No Irregardless

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 27, 1987 | Author: Bob Levey

Mail call . . . .

From Keith Ward and Jennifer Cotter: "Our office is up against the wall with this one. Is `irregardless' a proper word? Our office (in Washington) is arguing with our Boston office on the usage of the word.

"We called the office of Congressman Frank Wolf. His administrator checked with the people in the office. Their consensus was it is a word. Then we called the English department of George Mason University and the professor said, `Don't use it.'

"Please advise for the benefit of all residents of the Washington metro area. We would all like to speak correctly.

irregardless

From: The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style | Date: 2000 | Author: Bryan A. Garner

irregardless, a semiliterate portmanteau word from irrespective and regardless , should have been stamped out long ago.

Wow!

I don't whats more informative and interesting that article or some letsrun boners, who obviously are intellecually insecure, talking about non-standard english.

Would like to know what those guys did and compare to all the crap that the football team pulled under Barnett. Nothing like ripping your place kicker amid sexual harrasment charges.

Are you F***ing kidding me. You two have both made your cases, neither of you are very smart. Start a new thread and stop misleading smart people into thinking some actual content about the thread topic might have been posted.

I saw something in the CU paper this morning about another Facebook scandal, but I didn't get the chance to pick up the paper. I wonder if the article was about CU Track Athletes. If so, you think they would have all learned their lesson last year.

NY runner wrote:

Wow!

I don't whats more informative and interesting that article or some letsrun boners, who obviously are intellecually insecure, talking about non-standard english..

Wrong. You're intellectually insecure if you defend incorrect usage. The proper response to a grammar correction is "thanks" or no response at all.

Irregardless, alls am sayin is, everbody would prolly benefit from using standard English, or at the very least, colloquial phrasing.

There is a CU "My Space" photo that someone hooked up to the "Hotness" thread.