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I think you mean that you _couldn't_ care less
by jamiethompson 9y ago
I think you mean that you _couldn't_ care less
- lacampbell 9y agoBut that's the thing. I literally could.
- OJFord 9y agoMaking it a thoroughly meaningless thing to say. I could also care less, obviously, since I'm posting here talking about how I do care and find the use annoying, and you disagree and think it doesn't matter. Telling me that you 'care some non-zero amount' doesn't mean much at all. The phrase is couldn't care less, that is, 'zero units of care', i.e. you don't care.
- lacampbell 9y agomy eyes literally rolled so hard my head exploded reading that. I could care less what you think of my grammar.
- jamiethompson 9y agoBy which you mean that you _do_ care what they think of your grammar?
- lacampbell 9y agoOk this is no fun anymore. I was trolling. I tried to make it blindingly obvious by combining two common grammar pedant triggers in one sentence but people were so keen to be self-righteous that it flew over their head. I know the correct grammar, and I just think it's sad that people care.
- jamiethompson 9y agoI don't understand why people refuse to understand this. I could care less = I care some amount. Possibly a lot. I couldn't care less = I care no amount. I do not care.
- OJFord 9y agoI'm not sure if you think I'm refusing to understand this, but I agree, it's what I'm saying less succinctly in my comment above, with the addition that saying you care some unspecified amount is no use to anyone.
- jamiethompson 9y agoNo, it is clear that you understand.