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Clear meaning: yes. But idiomatic? I have to protest XD Could care less has indeed left the barn by now and I could care less (as you can tell) but mixing up u

Clear meaning: yes. But idiomatic? I have to protest XD Could care less has indeed left the barn by now and I could care less (as you can tell) but mixing up understate and overstate? I hope we’re in time to stop this horse.

soulofmischief 2y ago
I agree and I'm glad I was corrected. I think we lost the plot once "unloosen" and "loosen" started meaning the same thing: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/unloosen https://www.dictionary.com/browse/unloosen
- nothrabannosir 2y ago
  (for the record it's all inconsequential pedantry and in good cheer :) thanks for being a good sport)
  - Nifty3929 2y ago
    Don't get me started on "try and"
    - GTP 2y ago
      Try and get started :D
stavros 2y ago
"Idiomatic" is idiomatic usage for "wrong".
- sunshowers 2y ago
  What? In this context, idiomatic just means the kinds of expressions that native speakers would use. (The term also applies to programming languages.) By definition, native speakers aren't wrong. If your model doesn't match observed reality, it is the model that's at issue, not reality.
dredmorbius 2y ago
We can take the horse that's fled the now-closed barn door to water, but can we make it think?