"I could care less"

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07-04-2019, 01:21 AM
tyrantdragon

And because I am American and I have taken great offense to this I have reported this thread"because I could care less"
07-04-2019, 02:03 AM
Wilford111

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Originally Posted by tyrantdragon

And because I am American and I have taken great offense to this I have reported this thread"because I could care less"

lol really? I'm American and this phrase bugs me also...
07-04-2019, 03:18 AM
kidalutz

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Originally Posted by Tempest222

I live in the US and hate that. It’s just stupid. It literally means the exact opposite of the point the person is attempting to convey with it.

As far as I’m concerned that’s an error and should be fixed. They wouldn’t have dialog in the game saying “would of” or should of” instead of have, so they shouldn’t have this error either.

inflection is also an issue people dont always inflect or place emphasis in the right parts of the sentence.
07-12-2019, 05:43 AM
Kyhia

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Originally Posted by tyrantdragon

And because I am American and I have taken great offense to this I have reported this thread"because I could care less"

Exactly my point! :P
07-12-2019, 05:58 AM
Iscah

It seems extra weird when they tend towards overly 'proper' or archaic English... unless "could care less" is somehow the older form.

Otherwise, it just seems really out of place.