What's a better of saying "he could care less"? I'm writing an essay, and I know there's a better way of saying it, but I can't think of it, please help.
2007-11-01 15:50:16 · 25 answers · asked by questionMan 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Nobody really cares about that. That is another way to put it
2007-11-01 15:52:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the first place, "he could care less" doesn't say what it was meant to say. It should be "he couldn't care less". "Could care less" means that he does at least care some. "Couldn't care less" means that he is at rock bottom on the caring scale, and absolutely could not care any less than he already does. Perhaps a better way of putting "could care less" would be "on a scale of one to ten, he cares about a three".
2007-11-01 23:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, the correct phrase is, I COULDN'T care less, which means, I could not care any less than I already do, which means, I don't care at all right now.
But you're asking for a different way to phrase that, I think.
How about, his apathy was at its maximum.
Or, as Freddie Mercury expressed it,
Nothing really matters. Anyone can see. Nothing really matters...nothing really matters to me.
2007-11-01 22:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the original (and the meaning) is
he couldn't care less
but they drop the n't and it means the same thing...
he could not care less...means he really doesn't care...
but this is a verbal expression, not usually usedin writing so i would not write it unless it was inside a quote someone was saying.
if i was writing i would say he was extremely apathetic or he was totally unmoved or unconcerned
2007-11-01 22:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he doesn't care at all, then he could not care less, thus he couldn't care less. Could care less would mean that he does care, but could care less than he does. Clear as mud?
2007-11-01 22:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by Little Lulu 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can care less
I couldn't care less
2007-11-01 22:53:40 · answer #6 · answered by answer my ? n keep it going lol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hree is an excerpt from
http://www.copyblogger.com/grammar-writing-mistakes/
Hope it helps...
Here’s one that I always see: “I could care less,” used in a literal, non-sarcastic manner. You COULD? You could actually care LESS about something that you’re deriding?
It’s “I COULDN’T care less,” folks. It implies that something bears so little importance to you that you don’t care about it.
2007-11-01 22:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's funny because everyone always says "i could care less" it's supposed to be "i couldn't care less" then it would actually make some damn sense!!!
2007-11-01 22:52:42 · answer #8 · answered by prettyenoughforyou 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He could have care less about it.
2007-11-01 22:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by SweetBrunette 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
cared very little
thought little of
felt it was a waste of time or money
good luck!
2007-11-01 22:52:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋