2020-10-19
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด I – in regard to
การใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ ที่ถือว่า ถูกต้อง ในที่นี้ เป็นไป ตามมาตรฐาน ของภาษา
การใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ ไม่กำหนดมาตฐาน ถือตามส่วนใหญ่ที่ใช้แต่ละท้องถิ่น
ความหมาย อาจยืดหยุ่น ขึ้นอยู่กับ ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค
Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Regard = ‘ri-GAHRD’
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary
IN REGARDS TO - WITH REGARD TO
Business English is deadly enough without scrambling it.
“As regards your downsizing plan . . .” is acceptable,
if stiff. “In regard to . . .” is also correct.
But don’t confuse the two by writing “In regards to.”
Dictionary.com
USAGE NOTE FOR REGARD
Although sometimes considered poor substitutesfor about or concerning,
the phrases as regards, in regard to, and with regard to
are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English,
especially in business writing:
As regards your letter of January 19. …
Note that although in regards to and with regards to
are generally considered poor usage,
these less formal variants have become increasingly common.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for regard
Verb
REGARD, RESPECT, ESTEEM, ADMIRE
mean to recognize the worth of a person or thing.
REGARD is a general term that is usually qualified. he is highly regarded in the profession
RESPECT implies a considered evaluation or estimation. after many years they came to respect her views
ESTEEM implies greater warmth of feeling accompanying a high valuation. no citizen of the town was more highly esteemed
ADMIRE suggests usually enthusiastic appreciation and often deep affection. a friend that I truly admire
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Synonyms: regard, esteem, admiration, respect
These nouns refer to a feeling based on perception of and approval for the worth of a person or thing.
Regard is the most general: "I once thought you had a kind of regard for her" (George Borrow).
Esteem connotes considered appraisal and positive regard: "The near-unanimity of esteem he enjoyed during his lifetime has by no means been sustained since" (Will Crutchfield).
Admiration is a feeling of keen approbation: "Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration" (Matthew Arnold).
Respect implies appreciative, often deferential regard resulting from careful assessment: The well-behaved children showed great respect for their teacher. See Also Synonyms at consider.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Usage Note:
Regard is traditionally used in the singular in the phrase in regard (not in regards) to. In our 2004 survey, barely six percent of the Usage Panel accepted the phrase in regards to. Slightly more than half the Panel found the syntactically peculiar as regards acceptable in the sentence These surveys show a high level of satisfaction with government policy among the elderly in the Scandinavian countries, especially as regards the medical services provided by the state. Sixty-seven percent accepted in regard to in the same sentence. The phrase with respect to is also standard in this use. Many Panelists said that they would prefer regarding over the other prepositions in these situations. The similar prepositional use of respecting is controversial. In our 2009 survey, 55 percent rejected the example You must follow all regulations respecting the use of the park. This usage has a somewhat old-fashioned ring to it and probably should be avoided.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
usage: The phrases as regards, in regard to, and with regard to are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English, esp. in business writing: As regards your letter of January 19… However, these phrases are sometimes regarded as unwieldy substitutes for about or concerning, which may be easily substituted if desired. The phrases in regards to and with regards to are widely rejected as errors.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
regard
If you regard someone or something as a particular thing, you believe that they are that thing.
I regard it as one of my masterpieces.
Kenworthy did not regard himself as an expert on language.
You can also say that someone or something is regarded as being a particular thing or is regarded as having a particular quality.
The play was regarded as being of mixed merits.
The couple are regarded as having one of the strongest marriages in showbiz.
