tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149365.post5949894624858221562..comments2024-03-23T04:34:59.089+00:00Comments on Go deh!: Could N'T care lessPaddy3118http://www.blogger.com/profile/06899509753521482267noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149365.post-30089182512569215302012-05-06T11:44:32.572+01:002012-05-06T11:44:32.572+01:00Thanks Shawn. I had read that article and liked it...Thanks Shawn. I had read that article and liked its examples of other, older "pet peeves".Paddy3118https://www.blogger.com/profile/06899509753521482267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149365.post-49421409431317752092012-05-05T15:32:30.552+01:002012-05-05T15:32:30.552+01:00Hi Brandon, although I'll grant that there may...Hi Brandon, although I'll grant that there may well be a sarcastic meaning, but it is not used sarcastically - just explained as such by its apologists when the more aware point out how stupid it is logically. As a rearguard action the explanation may save some face but doesn't fool anyone - including those who use the explanation.Paddy3118https://www.blogger.com/profile/06899509753521482267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149365.post-91633595846626358322012-05-03T16:13:58.527+01:002012-05-03T16:13:58.527+01:00I disagree. Many colloquial English phrases are sa...I disagree. Many colloquial English phrases are sarcastic, and this is one of them. The phrase “I could care less” makes perfect sense if said, as it usually is, with a sarcastic tone and a roll of the eyes. In fact its sarcasm is often pointed out by preceding it with: “Oh, yeah, like I COULD CARE LESS.” The speaker is saying, “how ridiculous it is that you think that I could care any less than I already do!” And so, just like they would say, “Oh, yeah, I really LOVE Windows” or “Oracle cares SO MUCH about Open Source,” they say, “Oh, yeah, I could CARE LESS” when of course really they can't.<br /><br />I am not sure why all of these tone-deaf guides to English assume that the common, sarcastic version of a phrase cannot appear in print, and insist on the dead-literal unusual version of the phrase instead.Brandon Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530745611634767785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149365.post-83758453181179582582012-05-03T14:28:49.681+01:002012-05-03T14:28:49.681+01:00I found this also: http://articles.boston.com/2010...I found this also: http://articles.boston.com/2010-10-24/lifestyle/29303907_1_care-peeves-decadesShawn W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12444125171642588003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149365.post-18808375732457662222012-05-03T10:45:53.815+01:002012-05-03T10:45:53.815+01:00Magic. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/vid...Magic. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2010/may/20/language-usaPaddy3118https://www.blogger.com/profile/06899509753521482267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11149365.post-706393539730206972012-05-03T09:40:21.986+01:002012-05-03T09:40:21.986+01:00Item 2 here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define...Item 2 here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I%20could%20care%20less sums it up. I know its an old issue.Paddy3118https://www.blogger.com/profile/06899509753521482267noreply@blogger.com