I could(n't) care less.

Lempi · Post by **Lempi** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:49 pm

Listen and learn Americans. No need to thank me.

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:24 pm

So you're telling me there are people that say "I could care less" instead of "I could't care less"? I've just lost all faith in humanity.

Swindler · Post by **Swindler** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:31 pm

CrimsonNuker wrote:So you're telling me there are people that say "I could care less" instead of "I could't care less"? I've just lost all faith in humanity.

I could care less about what you think about the humanity.

:sohappy:

poehalcho · Post by **poehalcho** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:32 pm

I've never actually heard anyone say that...

Shomari · Post by **Shomari** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:34 pm

I could care less about this video.

EvGa · Post by **EvGa** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:41 pm

I couldn't care less that you care about the careless use of couldn't and could in the English language.

Post by **Majorharper** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:36 pm

I could climb down but I could care less?

Lempi · Post by **Lempi** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:18 am

poehalcho wrote:I've never actually heard anyone say that...

Only Americans use it.

Azilius · Post by **Azilius** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:34 am

Lempi wrote:
poehalcho wrote:I've never actually heard anyone say that...

Only Americans use it.

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

no

Lempi · Post by **Lempi** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:55 am

Oh yeah, I'm sorry, let me fix that.

Only Americans and idiot countries who pick up incorrect phrases / spelling ect by learning American English instead of proper British English.

EvGa · Post by **EvGa** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:12 am

An American pissed in your cheerios this morning? lol

Post by **Doron** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:13 am

Wow, I actually COULD care less.

Post by **Gaigemasta** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:18 am

worse! took a big sh!t on his crumpets

Love · Post by **Love** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:03 am

Lempi wrote:
poehalcho wrote:I've never actually heard anyone say that...

Only Americans use it.

fact

serious

here folks.

TheDrop · Post by **TheDrop** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:43 am

British people need to be stop being jealous of americans and the fact that American version is better and has had more influence in the world than British english who no one gives a shit about other than making fun of funny sounding works in Oxford dictionary.

TheDrop · Post by **TheDrop** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:45 am

British people also need to find something better to do than QQing at words and phrases used by Americans but i understand because the US is superior in every aspect to Britain jealousies are bound to exist, though these jealousies keep the British peoples from succeeding and furthering their own country which helps the US continually be the superior country in every aspect.

DumboDii · Post by **DumboDii** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:19 am

UnbeatableDevil wrote:British people need to be stop being jealous of americans and the fact that American version is better and has had more influence in the world than British english who no one gives a shit about other than making fun of funny sounding works in Oxford dictionary.

Really?

But thanks Lempi! I have actually been wondering why some say "I could care less" since it doesn't sound very logical and I have heard/seen both versions but never knew what was the real difference. So thanks for clearing that up for me!

BuDo · Post by **BuDo** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:43 am

Lempi the linguist? Why is this so important?

*BlackFox · Post by *BlackFox » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:06 pm

Fun facts about "I could not care less" lulz

The expression I could not care less originally meant 'it would be impossible for me to care less than I do because I do not care at all'. It was originally a British saying and came to the US in the 1950s. It is senseless to transform it into the now-common I could care less. If you could care less, that means you care at least a little. The original is quite sarcastic and the other form is clearly nonsense. The inverted form I could care less was coined in the US and is found only here, recorded in print by 1966. The question is, something caused the negative to vanish even while the original form of the expression was still very much in vogue and available for comparison - so what was it?

XMoshe · Post by **XMoshe** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:02 pm

UnbeatableDevil wrote:British people need to be stop being jealous of americans and the fact that American version is better and has had more influence in the world than British english who no one gives a shit about other than making fun of funny sounding works in Oxford dictionary.

I'm sure the British would write with proper grammar though :love:

Isis · Post by **Isis** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:15 pm

Lempi wrote:Oh yeah, I'm sorry, let me fix that.

Only Americans and idiot countries who pick up incorrect phrases / spelling ect by learning American English instead of proper British English.

Er... Last time I heard, English, is well... English :roll:

UnbeatableDevil wrote:British people need to be stop being jealous of americans and the fact that American version is better and has had more influence in the world than British english who no one gives a shit about other than making fun of funny sounding works in Oxford dictionary.

Uh...

Lempi · Post by **Lempi** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:33 pm

Isis wrote:
Lempi wrote:Oh yeah, I'm sorry, let me fix that.

Only Americans and idiot countries who pick up incorrect phrases / spelling ect by learning American English instead of proper British English.

Er... Last time I heard, English, is well... English

No.

omier · Post by **omier** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:27 pm

UnbeatableDevil wrote:British people also need to find something better to do than QQing at words and phrases used by Americans but i understand because the US is superior in every aspect to Britain jealousies are bound to exist, though these jealousies keep the British peoples from succeeding and furthering their own country which helps the US continually be the superior country in every aspect.

Ahh, here we go again. :palm:

Isis · Post by **Isis** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:51 pm

Lempi wrote:
Isis wrote:
Lempi wrote:Oh yeah, I'm sorry, let me fix that.

Only Americans and idiot countries who pick up incorrect phrases / spelling ect by learning American English instead of proper British English.

Er... Last time I heard, English, is well... English

No.

Great Britain is made up of 3 different countries, England, Wales and Scotland. All three countries have different languages. English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. It's just 95% of the UK speak English.

So English is English

Lempi · Post by **Lempi** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:49 pm

Isis wrote:Great Britain is made up of 3 different countries, England, Wales and Scotland. All three countries have different languages. English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. It's just 95% of the UK speak English.

So English is English

I thought you were from UK? I would have expected you to know better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_di ... h_language

XMoshe · Post by **XMoshe** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:53 pm

Lempi wrote:
Isis wrote:Great Britain is made up of 3 different countries, England, Wales and Scotland. All three countries have different languages. English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. It's just 95% of the UK speak English.

So English is English

I thought you were from UK? I would have expected you to know better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_di ... h_language

Wikipedia is not an acceptable source!

Uh...I mean wut?

Isis · Post by **Isis** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:56 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialects

BuDo · Post by **BuDo** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:28 am

I could care less as in I could start caring less as in lower than I already care about this thread if it keeps going on and on with this nonsense.

It is simply and expression of gross exaggeration to highlight a feeling. Saying I could care less is just saying if it was possible to care below zero I would. Its not something to be taken in its literal form. You might as well start a debate about people saying "I'm so hungry I could eat an entire horse" I think the real nonsense here is actually debating the statement for it's validity.

It seems it is possible to care less than 0 according to that meter:D

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:42 am

China will be more superior than the US soon :sohappy:

MrTwilliger · Post by **MrTwilliger** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:54 am

A thread like this gets a ton of replies and my birthday threads get nothing? I see where your priorities are SRF

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