Could I care less?
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More of a buzzphrase - but when did "I couldn't care less" (which makes perfect sense if you're telling someone that something really doesn't matter to you) turn into "I could care less" (which probably means you care quite a lot about the issue in question)? Ack - drives me nuts! Strangely I only ever seem to come across it on CP (most other forums I frequent are UK or Aussie based, maybe it's an American thing?) which is why I thought I'd add it to this superb new board :)
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More of a buzzphrase - but when did "I couldn't care less" (which makes perfect sense if you're telling someone that something really doesn't matter to you) turn into "I could care less" (which probably means you care quite a lot about the issue in question)? Ack - drives me nuts! Strangely I only ever seem to come across it on CP (most other forums I frequent are UK or Aussie based, maybe it's an American thing?) which is why I thought I'd add it to this superb new board :)
Hey Meg, It's been a long time since you were last here. How are the kids doing?
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More of a buzzphrase - but when did "I couldn't care less" (which makes perfect sense if you're telling someone that something really doesn't matter to you) turn into "I could care less" (which probably means you care quite a lot about the issue in question)? Ack - drives me nuts! Strangely I only ever seem to come across it on CP (most other forums I frequent are UK or Aussie based, maybe it's an American thing?) which is why I thought I'd add it to this superb new board :)
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AFAIK its a yank thing. Its always been "I couldn't care less" in the UK and everywhere else english speaking.
Nah i use it still, its a yank thing therefore an australian .com generational thing too.
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Hey Meg, It's been a long time since you were last here. How are the kids doing?
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Developer Day Scotland Recent blog posts: * Different ways to add point data in SQL Server 2008 * Spatial References in SQL Server 2008 My website |
Hi Colin,
Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
It's been a long time since you were last here
Very noticeable by the multitude of new "faces" - great to see CP is still thriving :cool:.
Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
How are the kids doing?
Awesome thanks - Emma's just turned 6 months, so life's becoming slightly more normal again. Mikey will be 3 in 4 months time - how life whizzes by! How are you doing? Last I heard from you you were moving to Glasgow, has that worked out well?
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More of a buzzphrase - but when did "I couldn't care less" (which makes perfect sense if you're telling someone that something really doesn't matter to you) turn into "I could care less" (which probably means you care quite a lot about the issue in question)? Ack - drives me nuts! Strangely I only ever seem to come across it on CP (most other forums I frequent are UK or Aussie based, maybe it's an American thing?) which is why I thought I'd add it to this superb new board :)
Hey Megan, That's truly a buzzphrase. Thanks for the laughs.
Megan Forbes wrote:
A mum and loving it![^]
My goodness! They're just too cute. I'd love to have them in my hands and play with them. :-D [edit]Especially, I loved the photo where the kid is analyzing a suspicious piece of pasta :) [/edit]
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More of a buzzphrase - but when did "I couldn't care less" (which makes perfect sense if you're telling someone that something really doesn't matter to you) turn into "I could care less" (which probably means you care quite a lot about the issue in question)? Ack - drives me nuts! Strangely I only ever seem to come across it on CP (most other forums I frequent are UK or Aussie based, maybe it's an American thing?) which is why I thought I'd add it to this superb new board :)
"I could care less" is usually from people who don't know any better. But we in the know use it to indicate an additional amount of apathy; where caring less would actually require some effort. Or, more likely, some other force requires us to have an opinion, so some attention must me paid.
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More of a buzzphrase - but when did "I couldn't care less" (which makes perfect sense if you're telling someone that something really doesn't matter to you) turn into "I could care less" (which probably means you care quite a lot about the issue in question)? Ack - drives me nuts! Strangely I only ever seem to come across it on CP (most other forums I frequent are UK or Aussie based, maybe it's an American thing?) which is why I thought I'd add it to this superb new board :)
Truthfully, it's a pronunciation thing. "I could care less" comes out a lot easier in most American accents than "I couldn't care less", and the syllable is dropped according to the principles of syncope. ... or should I have explained that with more synergy for continued excellence in our field as we go forward?
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Truthfully, it's a pronunciation thing. "I could care less" comes out a lot easier in most American accents than "I couldn't care less", and the syllable is dropped according to the principles of syncope. ... or should I have explained that with more synergy for continued excellence in our field as we go forward?
I think the
Quote:
"I could care less"
implies the follow-up phrase, "but it's too much effort to be so extremely uncaring."
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