"I could care less!"
Shouldn't it be: "I couldn't care less", meaning that it has no meaning for them?
I hate when people do that!
2006-08-07 04:09:25 · 12 answers · asked by DB Cash 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I told my wife just yesterday, "I could care less, with a great deal of effort and a considerable length of time, I could actually care less but it would be hard work".
So what's wrong, all that need happen is for the speaker or writer to finish the statement.
BTW, you are correct. To say, "I could care less" you are actually saying you "do" care about the issue. You aren't defining how much but to some degree you care.
2006-08-07 04:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right. "I could care less!" would mean that they care some, but it could be less. If you could not care less, then, you already care the least you could possibly.
As far as hating when people do that, some things are not worth the hate. You know what they mean let it go.
I hate when people say "it is a mute point", but I know they mean "moot". (How could a point hear anyway?) One of my friends corrected me about "taking a quantum leap", which means an infinitesimally small step, I should have said "a leap of faith", which really means what I wanted to convey. But he understood, simply presented the meaning to me - and I agree.
Try a little understanding with your grammar perfection.
2006-08-07 04:25:01 · answer #2 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I can't stand that line. I actually say I couldn't care less instead. Even with that explanation given for "I could care less" by The Dutch , people use it to mean that they do not care at all and, therefore, there is no way they could care less.
2006-08-07 04:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by xxjoanna_maexx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right ! But the correct use for the line: I could care less is this..
I could care less about your question, I couldn't have answered it. But I cared enought to read it and think about it.
Nice one !
2006-08-07 04:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by The Dutch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I could care less!" can still work if used in a sarcastic manner.
(written for emphasis) - i COULD care less. This would mean that caring less could happen but it's not worth the effort.
2006-08-07 04:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by Shell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's short for - "I could care less, but isn't worth the effort"
Now stop worrying about how other people's use of grammer is "incorrect" and Worry more about "Is this brush the right color for my hair?
2006-08-07 04:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by raginite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beautiful, beautiful poem, yet so true. No one should judge anyone. I did a search on that poem and although I am not sure if your paternal grandmother wrote this or not, I found it on a site, it will not let me post the link for some reason, but if you do a search on Google of the two first lines you will find it. I love to write and read poems. Thanks for sharing.
2016-03-27 02:17:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Argh! Yes. Words mean something, always. People would understand each other much better if they put a little bit of effort into being precise.
LOL...
2006-08-07 04:23:52 · answer #8 · answered by LooneyDude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah! And when people say "I SEEN him walking down the street."
Uhh! I can't stand that. Or "I AXED my mom for some money." Where did these people go to school???
2006-08-11 02:31:00 · answer #9 · answered by jp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i could care less is more correct
2006-08-07 04:15:43 · answer #10 · answered by Ðêù§ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋