Warning, rant. Lately on here there have been lots of people saying 'I could care less about X' when they want to convey the fact that they are not bothered and do not care for X. So dont they mean 'I couldNT care less about X'? Now, I know that the first one akes perfect sense, but it just does not mean that you are not bothered by X. Please people, say what you mean. Thank you for your time, and all the people who couldnt (or could) care less about this thread.
yeah, this thread has been written time and time again. i guess some people just "could care less" about making sense.
I never understood that figure of speech 'i could care less' to me means 'i care' i always thought it should be 'i couldnt care less'?!
I know it's petty but seeing people type (or hearing them say) "I could care less", drives me crazy. I'm not sure where it started but it's wrong. Just wrong. The proper way to say it is "couldn't care less". You see, if you "could care less" then you do actually care. If you "couldn't care less" then you don't care at all. And no, it's not sarcasm. Sarcasm is characterised by over emphasis and/or stating the opposite of what you mean, which in this case would be something like "I care so much!". This helpful little chart was found at http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/care_less.html and makes it all easier to understand. {} ...I feel a bit better getting that off my chest
That little lesson is for all of you who didn't catch it the other 20 or so times it's been mentioned here at TB. bc
well I could care less... but I won't. somewhere I read "there are three kinds of people in the world; those who can count and those who can't"...
WELL DONE DISCO GEE!!! I saw someone on TB say "could care less" yesterday, and I see it posted all the time. I don't know why people do, isn't it obvious that "I COULD care less" doesn't fit with what they are trying to say?!?!?! It drives me insane... INSANE I TELLS YA. It actually makes me kinda mad... like when people don't know the difference between; their, they're and there. [/rant]