Re: German ,,Nichtsdestotrotz"


Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim wrote:
mb wrote:

My objection was to Ibrahim's strange request for some "logic" in order
to attribute meaning to a word.

If you ask me about the last time I laughed I would say it was when I
read your posting. I don't mean to offend here but a word like
"irregardless" has both a negative prefix and a negative suffix which
make the word illogical.

1. What has logic got to do with language?
2. This one is a playful, conscious coinage for some special context,
which later took a parallel street when picked up for "serious" use by
the unaware.
3. How is it "meaningless" when it is perfectly understood?

It is a faulty formation on the analogy of sth
like "irrespective" not really recommended to use.

Who is "recommending" for what exact context? Did you want to ban
playful language, or did you want to instantly create a latinate
Sprachgefuehl among all monolingual Anglos for the ablative in- ?

But if you like
using it go ahead for the sake of logic. There is nothing like that in
the word "nichtsdestotrotz.

Says you. The playful usage context is the same.

BTW my first name is Jamshid.

Thanks for inviting to a first-name basis; I'll try to remember.

.

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