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My pet peeve is people who say this expression wrong, because it's not only slightly mispronounced, but entirely turned on it's head to mean the exact opposite of its intention. This reversal of meaning seems clear, so I'm not sure why the error is so prolific, though it does seem more of a thing in other countries like the USA, not so much here.
It's "couldn't care less", not "could care less". You're trying to say "I care so little that it is not possible for me to care any less than I do already".
Instead, by saying you "could care less", you are being ambiguous about how much you care, but confirming that you care at least a little bit (or possibly due to the ambiguity it's the most important thing in your life and you care so, so much).
Sorry if I sound grouchy, it's just something that's bugged me for a long time and here at 5am is when I decided to finally say something about it, haha. No shade on you personally though, as the hip youths would say! :-D
I've also noticed that but I just say it that way because as far as I understand, that's the saying shrug
It's definitely not the saying. You've heard it wrong or heard your peers saying it wrong. Just apply the slightest bit of critical thinking here.
I could not care less - I couldn't care less - there is no way I could care less than I already do - I don't care at all
I could care less - I could care any amount about the subject, totally ambiguous. Perhaps it's the most important thing in the world to me, therefore I could care less.
Saying it the second way makes you sound like someone who doesn't care about the meaning of their words.
Or just do a Google search or whatever, or even better, realize that language is fluid and nothing matters
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Hey friend your definition agrees with me. Yes language is fluid and I'm not a prescriptivist, but when it becomes the opposite meaning in one generation then it makes communication confusing.
You could say it one way and be understood by everyone or say it the other way and be vague. Which would you prefer?
Honestly, personally, I'm just going to assume someone using it the other way is a little stupid.
Well, I guess this is what I get for posting drunk. Egg on my face (that one im like 85% I'm using correctly I hope)
You made their argument for them. Don't see that everyday.