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In the US "Could care less" is the equivalent to the British expression "Couldn't care less". The intention and meaning is the same. So the original comment did
by justinhj 1mo ago
In the US "Could care less" is the equivalent to the British expression "Couldn't care less". The intention and meaning is the same. So the original comment did mean to say what they said.
My point was that what may look like a mistake or a contradiction is just cultural development of natural language.
Another example is the British expression "It would be cheap at half the price"
- slater 1mo ago> In the US "Could care less" is the equivalent to the British expression "Couldn't care less" No, it's not.
- pasc1878 1mo agoIt is. The American version just does not say what it means.
- justinhj 1mo agoYes, it is.
- tingletech 1mo agomaybe it's regional? I always thought "Could care less" was in the same class as "irregardless" or "daylight saving time" -- in common use yet technically incorrect