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No, people who properly speak American English say "I couldn't care less" as well. It's just that there are a lot of people who don't speak the language correct
by bigstrat2003 8mo ago
No, people who properly speak American English say "I couldn't care less" as well. It's just that there are a lot of people who don't speak the language correctly, and no social will to try to get them to learn to speak it correctly.
- lproven 8mo agoUm. ISTM that you're saying "this is a common mistake but some people don't make it." Is that fair? If so: no argument, but the error is now more common than the correct form, in my experience. A BrEn example: a mistake has propagated and is now common... "could have" [is shortened to] "could've" [is misheard as] "could of"... and the mistake gets repeated by people who don't know any better.