Get ready for an opinionated segment as The Morning X, featuring Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy, tackles the ultimate question: What behavior instantly makes you lose all respect for someone? The debate starts off with Barnes's personal deal-breaker: a celebrity sighting that made him declare, "those are grounds for immediate dismissal." Prepare for a barrage of relatable pet peeves, from criticizing your significant other in public and leaving grocery carts abandoned, to fundamental grammar missteps in online comments. The segment ignites into a linguistic showdown over the word "irregardless," where one caller deems it makes people "sound stupid", leading to a shocking AI fact-check that reveals a deeper controversy around the word. Tune in to discover the one behavior that "says so much about your character" and why dishonesty, even about silly things, is a cardinal sin.

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