I Could Care Less. (page 2)

I was quite puzzled by the expression I could care less when I came to this board (my practice of current, spoken English is admittedly very limited)... In a number of similar cases I found that vocalizing mentally the expressions I don't understand at once helps a lot. E.g. when people say they are wary of something. The funniest thing I remember reading a couple of times here is: this story is just a fairy tail.

AlanF

What exactly was odd or funny about those expressions, Narkissos? Having heard them all my life, I haven't a clue.

AlanF

StinkyPantz

fairy tail

You mean, fairy tale?

simplesally

I just say that I couldn't give a rat's a$$ about it.

Or, ask me when I'm dead and see if I care.

meat pie

' Totally decimated '

AAAAAAAAAAArgh!

It makes me want to scratch off the wallpaper!

Shirley.

RevMalk

Thank God someone finally addressed this issue.

I've often times thought it should be viewed as a crime to state you could care less.

Good for you E-man to have the courage to confront the world on this!

Rev

xenawarrior

LOL- whenever I hear someone say "I could care less" I sooo want to say to them "Well, go ahead and do that then!!"

My other one is "irregardless"

or "anyways"

Terry

I put this on par with the expression that everybody says wrong:

"you can't have your cake and eat it too."

Well, of course you can!! I can't eat it unless I first have it, can I?

What they intend to say is this:

"You can't eat your cake and (still) have it too."

Also, another pet peeve.

"It is the exception that proves the rule."

What is wrong is that the word "prove" is misunderstood as "proof" or "evidence" instead of in the sense of "a testing ground for soundness".

Makes a difference, no? (It is the exception that __tests__the rule.)

Terry

GermanXJW

Well, Englishman, only a few instances come up my mind where I could care less.

Edited to add: BTW, I think you have been a bit careless in starting this thread. ;-)

I Could Care Less.

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