to be wonder why people say 'in regards to'

[Finallyspring]

1. It's not correct: should be 'regarding' or 'in regard to'
   
2. It's like something out of a 1950s business letter. It doesn't sound clever or more formal. Nobody has ever SPOKEN like that. Just sounds really odd.
   

Use 'about' instead
eg. I'm worried ABOUT my MIL

[Tchootnika]

1. They're confused. (I think you are too, btw: Surely it's 'with regard to'...)
   
2. They want to sounds all professional and serious, loik, ennit?

[MiserableLes]

In regards to your post
I dont understand,I am tipsy

[MiserableLes]

PS I hope you MIL is ok

[lecce]

I haven't really noticed this tbh, but you have reminded me how much I hate people saying 'myself' when 'me' is the word they are looking for. Why do so many people seem to believe it is wrong to ever say the word 'me'?

[echt]

'In regards to" is endemic in Australia, and gaining ground in the UK.

Completely wrong, and, has been said, seems to coincide with a desire to appear more formal.

Oh, and "send your ideas to Jeff and I" is very common, too.

[CQrrrneee]

the 'and I' gets on my tits. Reminds me of being at school.

[Thruaglassdarkly]

Who's Jeff and what sort of ideas should I send to you both?

[Oakmaiden]

Shouldn't it be "With regard to" anyway?

[echt]

Yes, oakmaiden.

[Oakmaiden]

[Tchootnika]

"with regard" or "with regards", though?

[BakeliteBelle]

OMG, why on earth do you care?

[Tchootnika]

BakeLite, why on earth are you asking?

[Finallyspring]

I care because I am a nitpicking pedant trying to kill time.

Also, it annoys me when I'm scrolling through AIBU/chat looking for something light and chatty and somebody's gone and used the phrase as if they are in some shiney suited business situation. It's too formal, it's very dated and there are plenty of other ways to say the same thing.

[BecauseImWorthIt]

YABU to post this in AIBU. There are other places than here and _Chat you know. Why not try Pedants' Corner?

[Pagwatch]

Is Jeff your mil?
Is that why you are worried?
What does "to be wonder" mean?

[LRDTheFeministNutcase]

Yes, 'with regards to', or 'with reference to', which I think is better.

'About' doesn't mean the same thing, though!

[SortingHardHat]

With regards your post I agree, because it's WITH not IN. :o

[LRDTheFeministNutcase]

Grammatically, what's wrong with 'in regards to', btw? I know what all the words mean, I just don't see the error. You can say 'in sight of' as well s 'with sight of', so I'm guessing it should be ok?

[SortingHardHat]

Regards in this context means consideration to or reference to.

So with consideration to your post

or

With reference to your post

not

In reference or In consideration (althoug the latter does seem to work)

[TheLadyEvenstar]

too much for Monday morning after a hectic weekend.....is it bedtime yet?

[LRDTheFeministNutcase]

Well, exactly! 'In consideration' is fine.

I think 'in regards' is correct, just not idiomatic.

[SortingHardHat]

Shussh. Just accept that it's the way of the world and be done with it :o

[LRDTheFeministNutcase]

Though, 'with consideration to' is incorrect and makes my teeth itch.

[TheSmallPrint]

I use 'with regard to' in business letters such as 'with regard to our telephone conversation yesterday...' writing 'about our telephone conversation yesterday' sounds very casual and probably not appropriate if if is a business letter. Or maybe I'm wrong.