Why do some people say 'could care less?'

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They should be saying 'couldn't care less.' Can you learn this and stop doing it the wrong way.

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  • [Old Memory]
    8 years ago

    Maybe they could be more apathetic than they are.

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  • eastbeast
    8 years ago

    It seems to be an American thing, the reasoning I can't fathom either.

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  • Shoefish
    8 years ago

    It annoys me too. It doesn't make sense. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's an American thing.

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    I for one, couldn't care less about this post.

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  • charli.m
    8 years ago

    Same reason they say could of, would of, etc and then instead of than, and switch around men/man and women/woman.

    Because they're dumb.

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  • reginaFalangi
    8 years ago

    It is very annoying (but also funny if you choose to look at the bright side) when people just learn expressions without understanding their meaning and they just say them as they sound.

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  • DolphinAngel
    8 years ago

    It is not wrong...

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      8 years ago

      Explain...

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      • DolphinAngel
        8 years ago

        http://grammarist.com/usage/could-care-less/

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          8 years ago

          Thanks that was interesting. So basically it was wrong but because so many people are saying it it's become accepted as an illogical idiom.

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          • DolphinAngel
            8 years ago

            Exactly...

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        • VinnyB
          8 years ago

          I read this as someone trying to justify its use. Why not say "I could care one shilling of a refrigerator door in a tiny wooden box less". It's an idiom so it doesn't have to be logical right?

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          • DolphinAngel
            8 years ago

            You may use that... good luck in getting it so popular that it will be used by a large amount of people^^

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          • Anonymous Post Author
            8 years ago

            Saying "believe you me" doesn't really make sense when you think about the words but yet people say it and it's accepted as perfectly good English.

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            • VinnyB
              8 years ago

              Well you are the one posting that people are saying thr phrase wrong, so I don't really know why your telling me this. But I don't see the comparison between the saying you are complaining about in your post. The words "believe you me" might not be the best use of the English language, but they make sense. The person is telling "you" to believe "me".

              As you stated in your original post "couldn't" makes far more sence than "could" in this particular phrase. Also, phrase with "couldn't" as you prefer it is more popular. But again, it is your post so I don't know why you are telling me this.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    8 years ago

    the misnomer term whole nother sends me ballistic

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  • Aries
    8 years ago

    I am not sure what you mean "can you learn this and stop doing it the wrong way " what does this mean exactly?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      8 years ago

      That it's 'couldn't care less' not 'could care less.'

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      • Aries
        8 years ago

        I understand , poor communication skills possibly .

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