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> By now, many people could care less. This should be "couldn't care less."

• Stratoscope 11y ago
  Nope, but you get an upvote for noticing, thanks! :-) I used "could care less" deliberately, in keeping with the cheeky spirit of my comment: http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/01/i-could-care-less.html http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/01/i-could-care-less.... http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ico1.htm http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ico1.htm https://newrepublic.com/article/77732/grammar-puss-steven-pinker-language-william-safire https://newrepublic.com/article/77732/grammar-puss-steven-pi... (scroll down) http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-13/features/ct-tribu-words-work-care-less-20130313_1_care-harry-styles-idioms http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-13/features/ct-tr...
  • hudibras 11y ago
    I knew that you used it on purpose; just tossing you a softball, that's all.
    • Stratoscope 11y ago
      Ha! I should have known you were up to something, my friend. Well played. And I mean that not in the sarcastic sense! :-)