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by chidcguy » Fri May 30, 2008 12:55 pm
Looks like the word irregardless has a long history.

Just like whether or not is wrong and whether is right, irregardless is wrong and regardless is right

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless

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by anju » Fri May 30, 2008 12:56 pm
Irregardless is not a word and hence regardless is correct
Protestor's - an apostrophe s is required since the action of burning an american flag is done by a protestor.

A & B are out due to the word Irregardless - In GMAT you have to keep it simple so do not select double negative coices if the meaning is intended as positive

D -changes the meaning as explained

C - sounds awkward and incomplete

Hence E is the answer

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