stupid question...which one is correct "i couldn't care less" or "i could care less"?

Answer 1

"i couldn't care less"

Answer 2

People say it both ways, but I believe the more correct one is "I couldn't care less" which means basically, that I don't care at all.

I could care less means I still care a little, so it sort of defeats the purpose of saying it.

It's a valid question, not stupid at all.

Answer 3

First off it is not a stupid question. The phrase "I couldn't care less" is an old expression and makes sense. You are stating that you care about something so little that it would not be possible to care even less about it. Unfortunately this has become garbled into "I could care less" and is used to mean exactly the same thing. People who care about the language and are careful about usage will strongly support using "I couldn't care less" and find themselves quite annoyed by "I could care less" (which should mean, I do care). However in usage the latter seems to be winning out.

As I tell my students, if you don't know and want to know, the only stupid question is the one you don't ask.

Answer 4

"I couldn't care less" is the correct way, because you're saying there is no way that you could care any littlier.
However, people do say"I could care less" a lot. I've thought about that question a lot, too.

Answer 5

Both have the potential of being correct depending on what the person using the expression is trying to convey. However, "I could care less" is often used incorrectly. Here are the correct meanings:

"I couldn't care less" means, in essence, "I don't care." In other words it means, "I care so little about it that it's impossible to care any less."

"I could care less" means, "I care to a degree, but there is the potential (under other circumstances or in the future) for me to care less than I do." Many times this phrase is erroneously used to mean "I don't care" which is obviously incorrect usage. An example of correct usage is, "Right now I care about Coca-Cola's financial statements, but I could care less about it if my sale of its stock goes through."

Hope that helps.

Answer 6

I couldn't care less.


As in, "I could not possibly care less than I do about what you're saying."

If you COULD care less, it means you care at least a little now. The point of the expression is that you really DON'T care at all, so you couldn't possibly care LESS.

Answer 7

I couldn't care less means that you don't want to even waste another thought on the matter.
Although people use I could care less in similar context...technically it would actually convey that there was room for more to care less about. Which would mean that you were willing to waste more time on the matter.
I hope that makes sense.

Answer 8

I couldn't care less.

Answer 9

I could care less makes no sense even thoughthat is what most people say. I say that I could not care less, which to me is logically correct

Answer 10

"I couldn't care less", as you have reached the bottom of expression concern for anything

"I could care less" implies there is still a tiny bit of room for concern

Answer 11

I maintain that it should be "I couldn't care less", because that means that you have reached the bottom of not-caring, and it is not possible for you to care less.