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It is a mistake. Saying you could care less states that you actually care about the subject at hand when in reality you don't. That's why I could NOT care less is the appropriate phrase to use.
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I honestly don't see how "I couldn't care less" is any more correct than "I could care less." Logically, "I couldn't care less" is what is actually meant, but I always took "I could care less" as a sarcastic statement. Considering "I could care less" is so common (probably more common than "I couldn't care less), I don't think I would consider it a mistake.Originally Posted by Nomi
It is a mistake. Saying you could care less states that you actually care about the subject at hand when in reality you don't. That's why I could NOT care less is the appropriate phrase to use.
World-class funnyman
The fact that it is not a literal phrase does not mean it is a mistake. English has hundreds of terms and phrases that don't make sense when taken literally, but that doesn't make them mistakes.
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Couldn't care less = the correct saying.
Could care less = proves that whoever says it is an idiot who doesn't know their own language.
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You guys argue about as well as that fat retard cooks.
what the fuck is nice tea? Is that a mispelling or something you actually say.
Another one I hear all the time when listening to the news is "at about". It's one or the other folks.
It is one thing for this crap to annoy you but if you are seriously judging others on shit like "I could care less" then there is something wrong with you.
This is an issue to which logic is the answer:
* I could care less means "I do care somewhat", since one can only care less if already caring
* I couldn't care less means "I don't care at all", since one cannot care less if not caring
Evidently, if you mean to say "I don't care at all", the latter term, I couldn't care less, is the one to use.
You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.
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Yeah, I know it is wrong to say "I could careless." But I don't let it bother me to the point that I start making judgments about their intelligence.
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