This comic references the dichotomy between the literal meaning of the phrase i could care less and its idiomatic meaning in american english as an expression of indifference, synonymous with i couldn't care less.
17+ I Could Care Less Who Don't Like Me. Don't use could care less outside of the usa. Could care less is seldom heard outside the united states, and commentators from outside north this is not to say that the people who grouse over the illogic of could care less are wrong, nor are i could care less if charlie sheen is rushed to the hospital for nearly overdosing on whatever drug he.
I Date Because I M Tired Of Being Alone The Sad Truth Is That When It Comes To Who I Want To Be With For The Rest Of My Life She Could Care from cdn-webimages.wimages.net
Is this correct, and what does it mean? It is obvious to anyone who actually knows how to use sarcasm, or doesn't believe that stupidity is a recent invention, that these excuses represent nothing more than a transparent attempt to cover up the shame of talking like an idiot for most of their lives. The first example of could care less in the oed is from 1966, and it is indeed from an american newspaper, but it sounds like something a regular person either said or wrote—not a i've definitely heard people say they could care less who don't seem to be relying on any form of irony or sarcasm.
The first example of could care less in the oed is from 1966, and it is indeed from an american newspaper, but it sounds like something a regular person either said or wrote—not a i've definitely heard people say they could care less who don't seem to be relying on any form of irony or sarcasm.
I could care less what happens. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. Lifelong learning does not mean spending all my time reading. I could care less means there is some interest.
