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Add a few extra words and it'll make more sense.
I could not possibly care less than I do now about the grammatical advice from persons who end their sentences with prepositions and don't know that it is "a history" and not "an history."
I think it's a matter of punctuation if written or emphasis if spoken...
I could care less?
I couldn't care less!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could agree more.
I couldn't agree more.
I'm with you, Scott. I believe "I couldn't care less" is the phrase with the appropriate meaning in most situations.
However, I have had occasion to say, "I could care less". That is when I don't care much about something, but someone is badgering me to care more about it, so I say, "I COULD care LESS"--as a threat. Similar to when you've told your kids "maybe" they could have/do something, but they keep bugging you, so you tell them that if they continue asking, the answer will be "no".
One of my pet peeves, and I hear on TV and radio a lot, is "return back", as in he is going to return back to the scene. You either return or you go back.
My guess about saying "I could care less." is that each word is one syllable and each one can come out like whacks of a hammer hitting nails. I really can't say which one I use.....I'll have to catch myself in the act. "Couldn't" makes more sense.
Noo-KLEE-er not noo-CUE-ler :mad:.
Our language is brutalized everyday by irresponsible "journalists" and "editors" who either couldn't care less or, most likely are dumb as dirt.
My pet peeve is "the lions share." Lions don't share. The original intent of this phrase was not some, not most, but ALL. It's amazing to see people get up on TV and pointedly show how stupid they are. Not much better in printed media either.
I couldn't care less.
Burt
My vote goes for I couldn't care less.
I catch myself slipping and using a phrase I hear all the time, "I've got to (insert task here)."
I worked for a doctor who constantly used the phrase "continues to remain", as in "The patient continues to remain noncompliant." Drove me nuts.
Scott,
In regard to your , "I couldn't care less". :eek::D
Actually, I'm with Burt. Where did some of these journalists and media Dweebs get their training. My personal favorites are the misplaced modifiers. I used to keep a collection of these gems, until I realized I am paying for this stupidity. That really depressed me. :confused: