"I could care less" Page 2

Started by Jolene August 11th, 2009 4:51 PM
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I'm referring to a singular object, and it means that "I don't care because I have other things to care about". And you're making it more confusing.
But by saying "I could care less" it means there's things you care less about so therefore you DO care.

Here's a diagram

If you say "I couldn't care less"; here' is what you're saying:

Most Care Factor
Stuff
Things
Other Stuff
This
Least Care Factor


Now, notice there's nothing you care LESS about because it's at the bottom. There's nothing below it, because you could NOT care less; that's how LITTLE you care.

But if you say "I could care less" you're saying this:

Most Care Factor
Stuff
This
Things
Other Stuff
Least Care Factor


Notice how much higher it is up the list? It means you care about it quite a lot, in-fact! As a matter of fact it could be the thing you care MOST about! Because you care less about other stuff which means this is pretty darn important to you.
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One could argue that 'could care less' takes the implication of the original phrase but leaves the amount more apathy they can express open for discovery or the like.
But the phrase alone to an unfamiliar speaker implies more that one actually does care, much as though they had said 'i couldn't care more'; and indeed I took it to mean this the first few times I read it.

Subject already covered and ongoing immeditaely above, it seems. [post was edited although no edit caption is visible]


It's like arguing the political correctness of saying "God bless you". You know in what context they're saying the phase, it's not like it's in gibberish. Doesn't bother me at all.
I'd always seen these as rather literal, as back when they were first said, they would've been. 'God bless you' means what it says, to me, and hence not being monotheistic I have never said it.

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If you say "I could care less," that means that you can care less, but if you say "I couldn't care less," that means that you can not care less...soo...yeah. Dang, the English language is crazy. :o
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If you say "I could care less," that means that you can care less, but if you say "I couldn't care less," that means that you can not care less...soo...yeah. Dang, the English language is crazy. :o
What about most every other language? English is one of the few (if only im not sure) laguages that has recognised the Tables do not have genders. Although the neuonces of the English language take a lifetime to understand, such as the never ending list of variables for different conjunctions.

I couldn't care less about other peoples grammar though, not on an internet forum anyway. As long as it is in some way possible to understand then im happy.


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Well, that was a very confusing phrase. I really couldn't care less. Since I, myself, is bad at grammar.
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I never say "I could care less" I always say "I couldn't care less". Actually, I really don't say stuff like that, if I don't care about whatever it is, I just keep my mouth shut or not type anything at all.

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