Hi I was commenting on the amount, the saying, I can't be asked, is used nowadays, and I was corrected by someone, telling me it is, I cant be ars-d. they were adamant, but I feel that the original saying is asked. I feel people do not pronounce the word asked properly and so in the end it is changed. I know this seems a daft question, but would like to know either way.
2007-09-27 03:14:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's a simple English colloquialism. To be arsed in these terms is to be bothered; be concerned. Hence "I can't be arsed" means "I can't be bothered", or alternatively "I don't give a damn". I have to say I have never before encountered your preferred usage, which would seem to be a recent corruption.
2007-09-27 05:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 10:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure no-one ever says 'I can't be asked'.
In what context do people say this to you?
You will probably find that people say 'I can't be arsed', which means 'I can't be bothered'.
Saying 'I can't be asked' isn't a valid response to anything really!
A lot of people don't pronouce the word 'ask' properly, they say 'arks' but that is totally different to what I think you are talking about!
2007-09-27 03:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 'ars-d' as in 'can't be bothered to get of my ~', 'asked' doesn't make sense. I'd never heard it as 'asked' until a few years ago when an American friend didn't understand what I was saying and asked me why - was something wrong with my ears?
2007-09-27 04:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by Skidoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The original saying was definately "Can't be arsed". Meaning I can't be stuffed or bothered. I've never heard "Can't be asked"...prolly some watered down christian version of the original?
2007-09-27 03:18:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always thought it was can't be ars-d. Which were i come from means on the lines of can't be bothered.
2007-09-27 03:18:41 · answer #6 · answered by spensmum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's "arsed", not "asked". Some people say "I can't be titted", and I've even heard "I can't be bollocksed".
It's like "For f**k's sake!" - it doesn't make grammatical sense, it's just a way of speaking.
2007-09-27 05:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL it IS arsed - The phrase 'can't be arsed' signifies apathy or a lack of enthusiasm, yet to 'get your **** in gear' means to become organised or to 'hurry up.
2007-09-27 03:18:05 · answer #8 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are correct! it means one can't be bothered to do something or be bothered with someone.. etc.
2007-09-27 03:19:49 · answer #9 · answered by anna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no such saying as "can't be asked".
It's "can't be @rsed".
The chavs mispronounce everything though!
2007-09-27 03:23:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋