a lesson

[retro]

When you say, "I could care less" it means that you do have a level of caring about the subject at hand. When you say, "I couldn't care less" it means that you care so little about the subject that you lack the capacity to care less about it. Saying that you could care less simply doesn't make any sense if you're trying to state that you don't care about a specific subject. Thusly, when you're wanting to imply that you don't care about something, you need to utilize the couldn't version of the statement, as the could​ version is quite simply a silly thing to say.

:thumbup

 

[porterjack]

i concur and agree at the same time

 

[pjbleek]

i concur and agree at the same time

but..... can you pat your head and rub your belly at the same time while walking down the street chewing gum?

 

[porterjack]

but..... can you pat your head and rub your belly at the same time while walking down the street chewing gum?

yes sir

 

[pjbleek]

but..... can you pat your head and rub your belly at the same time while walking down the street chewing gum?

yes sir

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[slicktrickery]

and so on this train of thought,... physically just where is behind your back? Do we have a front of our back and a behind of our back? Yes things to ponder

 

[AUFred]

I could not care less.

 

[Darrell]

It amazes me the amount of people in general that use that phrase incorrectly.

 

[Panacea]

My favorite public butchering of a commonly used phrase was "Well she's going to get a root of the awakening when she hears that!" ...um...do you mean RUDE awakening?? :24:

 

[darkcgi]

I could care less!

 

[Siphorous]

Most/almost too. :thumbup

 

[Panacea]

And, not to hijack, but why do people say "FUSS-trating"??? I have worked with at least 5 people who say frustrating this way on a regular basis. Every time I hear it I go :confused

 

[Mystic]

or the use of have and of.

people say:

i should of

but really they should say:

i should have

or the words a lot:

its not alot or allot its a lot.

gonna is my most hated of the American and Canadian language; I seriously want to crack people in the face when they say i'm gonna do that. its not gonna your retard, its i am going to. FFS.

 

[cam elle toe]

or the use of have and of.

people say:

i should of

but really they should say:

i should have

or the words a lot:

its not alot or allot its a lot.

gonna is my most hated of the American and Canadian language; I seriously want to crack people in the face when they say i'm gonna do that. its not gonna your retard, its i am going to. FFS.

:clap

Im gunna rep you for that

 

[hart]

I hate that people say warsh. I'm gonna warsh the dishes. There is no R in the word wash. I do not live in Warshington State.

 

[porterjack]

I hate that people say warsh. I'm gonna warsh the dishes. There is no R in the word wash. I do not live in Warshington State.

How ya doin!

 

[Natasha]

A few years ago there was this whole long article in the newspaper about this exact thing. It was explaining how technically both phrases are correct (I disagree). Their reasoning was that "I couldn't care less" is exactly what it says and "I could care less" means "I could care less...but it's unlikely." Yeah, lame.