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That ship sailed long ago. Like the use of ‘literally’ to mean ‘figuratively’, words mean what they are frequently used to mean. Fighting it is futile.
by robotresearcher 7y ago
That ship sailed long ago. Like the use of ‘literally’ to mean ‘figuratively’, words mean what they are frequently used to mean. Fighting it is futile.
- Swenrekcah 7y agoI agree in principle but you should still literally slap anyone that says they “could care less” when they mean they couldn’t
- Retric 7y agoAs it’s used, “I could care less” works as a sarcastic statement much better than “I couldn’t care less” as a literal one. Generally it’s possible for me to care less about some minute difference, but in absolute terms I don’t care enough for it to matter.
- 100100010001 7y agoYou damn! I felt that slap ;) :P
- jdcro 7y agoThat sounds like a poor justification for simply using the wrong phrase. I've never heard it used sarcastically, just incorrectly.
- shkkmo 7y ago'literally' is often used figuratively to mean 'figuratively', that doesn't change it's literal meaning :D