I could care less
Not exactly used too often but just plain wrong, right?
shareIt's cute that Americans fuck that up.
Might want to point them in the correct direction of the fanny, too...
Ha ha!!
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What if someone really mean it, you know, that he's able to be less caring?
shareIt depends on which American citizen is saying it. Here in New England, we use often use our double negatives as a positive in our colloquial, working-class dialect, as in “so aren’t you,” which means an emphatic “so ARE you.” “I COULD care less” in the vernacular could mean either “I could care less, but I don’t,” or “I could not care less.” Face it: that means pretty much the same, either way.
share I understand your double negative thing:
“so aren’t you, coming to the store?" (actually is: are you not coming to the store?)
"yes i am " ('yes' would technically mean ' correct, i am not coming')
It aint no thang! , oh so it is a thang then!
I aint gettin on no plane sucka! , so you are getting on some plane then? which one?
But "I could care less" is in a different league , its just so obviously wrong , the only reason it works is because of context and tone of voice . "Get fucked" would probably convey the same message.
also repetition - people have heard it before and are repeating it till/so it becomes acceptable...
hmm , i meant to reply to the "words used to often" thread , but seem to have started a new one! oh well....
shareWhat if you actually could care less?
sharewell then you should say "I care , to some unspecified amount above zero"
this video may help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw&t=1s
👍 for your link!
shareI hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! It's amazing that there are people out there who says this and don't realize how it doesn't make sense. I also hate when people say "should of" instead of "should have".
shareWhen I hear people say "I could care less" I have to fight to keep from rolling my eyes at them.
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