PCB Blog - With regard to regard(s)
With regard to regard(s) |
||
| 2011/09/09 | ||
|
By: Nicky Grieshaber
Increasingly I’m hearing, and seeing, the word “regards” incorrectly used where it should be “regard”. The word “regards”, with an “s”, is correct in the following contexts: 1. As an alternative to “greetings” or “best wishes”; e.g. “With kind regards” (or simply “Regards”) at the end of a letter, or “Please give my regards to …”. 2. In the phrase “as regards”, e.g. in “As regards the matter we spoke about …” (i.e. where the phrase is used as a synonym for concerning). It is never correct to say or write “With regards to” as a synonym for “concerning”. The only correct form is “With regard to”, without the “s”, e.g. in “With regard to the meeting we spoke about …”; “With regard to the issuing of permits …”. Other options are “in regard to”, “having regard to” (again, no “s”) and “regarding”. Nicky Grieshaber, www.nickygrieshaber.co.za, http://nickywrites.blogspot.com |
||
| Tags: Regard(2) Grammar(2) | ||
| Comments | ||
|
stoffel 2011/09/09 10:34:00 AM Regarding this article, this omits the correct usage of 'regards', does any correct usage exist regarding 'regards'? | ||
|
Nicky 2011/09/09 01:39:41 PM In my blog I made two points regarding the correct use of "regards" with the "s". Is there something I haven't made clear enough? | ||
|
Carl 2011/09/13 09:12:22 AM Hi Nicky I understand stoffel's concern. At first reading "is correct in..." looked like "is incorrect..." It's one of those little tricks the mind plays. Regards Carl | ||
