People who write "with regards to" and "in regards to"

[Jemima232]

It drives me mad. Why the additional 's'?

I can be reading a well-reasoned post but as soon as I see this, I switch off.

It's annoying.

They're probably getting confused with "Best regards..." or something like that.

It's endemic in Australia, indeed I haven't encountered it until I moved here. Supposedly well-educated people say it.

Possible confusion with "as regards", e.g. as regards the matter of X. better to say regarding the matter of X.

Irrationally I don't like Best Regards at the end of emails/letters.

ehct

Definitely better to say "regarding."

I don't think it's irrational to dislike "Best regards" in letters/emails.

They're a bit undereducated, and think it's the more 'formal' or 'proper' way to say "about."

www.dictionary.com/e/with-regard-to-or-with-regards-to/

I think that youre thinking too much.
Definitely doesn’t mean someone’s ‘undereducated’ as a pp said

oooh the "kind regards" debate has been boiling for years....

@pardonwhat

I do think it shows that people are under-educated.

Jemima232 You’re entitled to think whatever you like but the reality is that it’s quite a regionalised thing.

I only ever write wrt anyway. In future, having read that link, I will say it’s not laziness, it’s a tribute to the late David Foster Wallace (who I haven’t actually read).

I think it's a bit irrational but we all have things which irritate us more than they should. The people saying they are uneducated are just coming across as rude and judgemental IMO.

Under educated? During which year of your degree did you cover use of "regards"? Or was it post graduate?

AnyoneButAnton I only ever write wrt anyway.

YES! You are the fourth person in the world I know who uses this now, including me! I picked it up from someone, used it, trained my boss to use it and now there's you too (oooh, maybe you are the first 'someone'!)

And the late David Foster Wallace of course.

BuzzShitbagBobbly
wrt is very common in certain fields, but apparently everyone else is clueless - I say keep spreading the word
Although if we're being pedantic it's with respect to, but means the same.

I expect "with respect to" will become "with respects to" at some point.

Call 101 and make them aware.
“In regards to the use of the word of regard , people are littering the Internet with incorrect usage, trace their IP addresses and put them under some kind of Internet black out please”
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Yes of course @Jemima232

People who use these phrases are definitely under educated

The confusion of ‘your’ and ‘you’re’ has a similar effect on me.

I really wouldn't say I'm undereducated just because it I've been saying a phrase wrong, one which I don't even recall being taught. What do you want? That my spider sense tingles and I double check everything I write on the off chance I was miseducated in the use of a single phrase? No. I make an effort to use good spelling and grammar and trusted I was using it properly. Whenever I learnt the phrase that was how it was written and how I continued to see it used. Fairly straightforward mistake.

But now that I AM aware... I can use it properly!

Although I do prefer to be educated about something in a less snobbish manner. I'd put money on every single one of you sneering at this also misusing a certain phrase or misspelling a common word.

Under educated? During which year of your degree did you cover use of "regards"? Or was it post graduate?

I believe it was second year, during the module Holierthanthouology.

YABU
Why should anyone use the meanings of words as determined by you? Language evolves, if you cant cope with that then maybe you need to grow up!

@TinselAndKnickers I believe it was second year, during the module Holierthanthouology

I love this!!!

I just put 're' whatever.