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Old 08-30-2020, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Velvet View Post
I’ve always thought that “I could care less” means “I really don’t care much but it’s possible that I could care even less.”
The "I don't care much" is not what it means. It means "I absolutely care, to at least some minimal extent. The maximum units of "care" I have is not determined. However, it is absolutely positively at least 1 unit above other things, that I care less about."

In other words: I care.