{"id":450,"date":"2013-07-31T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/wordy-wednesday-prefix-ir\/"},"modified":"2015-05-27T16:08:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T20:08:20","slug":"wordy-wednesday-prefix-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/wordy-wednesday-prefix-ir\/","title":{"rendered":"WORDY WEDNESDAY–Prefix ir"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The prefix ir<\/em> is an interesting prefix for a number of reasons:<\/p>\n

1. It means not.<\/em><\/strong> There are many prefixes that can mean not<\/em>, such as de, a, un, non<\/em>; however, ir<\/em> also means not<\/em>, which is interesting to me because I don’t think it sounds like it should mean not<\/em>! To me, it sounds like it should mean again<\/em> or repeating<\/em> or something besides not!<\/p>\n

2. It only comes before base words that begin with R. In other words, you do not put ir<\/em> in front of most any word to mean not,<\/em> like you often do with un<\/em> or non.<\/em>  <\/p>\n

3. This isn’t really interesting–but I like to say it whenever I teach about prefixes. A prefix is a letter or group of letters that you “affix” (which is why it and suffixes are called affixes) to the beginning of a word. It is important to remember that a prefix does not change the spelling of the base word. That is especially crucial in spelling ir <\/em>words because the ir<\/em> precedes an R already–and you must keep the base word’s spelling, so when you add this prefix to a word, you will ALWAYS have two R’s in a row: irregular, irresponsible<\/em>, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. It is most often put before a word that is should never come before: regardless<\/strong>. We hear people constantly say irregardless, which is, of course, an oxymoronic word because less<\/em> means without<\/em> (or not) and ir<\/em> means not.<\/em> I guess that makes it sort of like using a double negative! You do not put ir<\/em> before regardless because regardless already means without regard<\/em>. With ir<\/em> in front of it, you are saying not without regard<\/em>, I guess…. Anyway, irregardless is not a word. So don’t use it. Okay? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Note: It is correct, however, to use irrespective<\/em>, which is a substitute (some of the time) for when you are tempted to say irregardless<\/em>. <\/p>\n

However, there are many base words that begin with R that can have ir<\/em> put before them to mean NOT or the opposite of what the base word means before ir<\/em> is added to it. <\/p>\n

Here is a list to get you started. Notice how if you take the ir<\/em> off, you have a positive base word (or one that means yes–yes regular, yes responsible, yes revocable, etc.) However, with the ir,<\/em> the word means not<\/em>—not regular, not responsible, not revocable<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n

Remember: You know more than you think you know!<\/p>\n

And remember: Use what you already know to learn even more!<\/p>\n

  • irregular<\/li>\n
  •  irresponsible<\/li>\n
  • irrevocable<\/li>\n
  • irrefutable<\/li>\n
  • irradiate<\/li>\n
  • irreconcilable<\/li>\n
  • irredeemable<\/li>\n
  • irreducible<\/li>\n
  • irrefutable<\/li>\n
  • irregularity<\/li>\n
  • irrelevant<\/li>\n
  • irreverence<\/li>\n
  • irreligious<\/li>\n
  • irreparable<\/li>\n
  • irreplaceable<\/li>\n
  • irreversible<\/li>\n
  • irresolute<\/li>\n
  • irretrievable<\/li>\n
  • irresistible<\/li>\n
  • Irrelevant<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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