I couldn't care less!

[Two Bills]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:

[retiredguy123]

Obviously, someone is going to post that they couldn't care less, but not me. I couldn't care less about posting that I couldn't care less.

[Mikey Osmond]

"Couldn't care less" is the correct one.

[Polar Bear]

I could care less. But I couldn’t care less about trying to figure out how much less I could care.

[Nucky]

A new NOTHING Thread is born! I don't care! I wouldn't give the Sweat Off A Grape about not caring.

[DeanFL]

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someone is veeeerrrrry bored today. time to walk around the block. put on the glasses and leaf thru a magazine. have a beer and listen to some music.

really, I could care less what you do.....
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[Mikey Osmond]

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someone is veeeerrrrry bored today. time to walk around the block. put on the glasses and leaf thru a magazine. have a beer and listen to some music.

really, I could care less what you do.....
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Well played!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I posted a list of stuff like this that bugged me. Sad that it was taken down immediately but glad you added something back!

I could care less about illiteracy. But I'm destined to care more.

[Decadeofdave]

Irregardless!!!!

[Velvet]

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.”

[Bjeanj]

What’s wrong with “don’t care”?

[robin.nurse]

������������.. I think a few people need a hobby....and I do not care what hobby you choose .

[George Page]

I’m so confused!

[tsmall22204]

Are you satisfied with your 15 min? Now go away.

[Travelingal702]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:
............or how about, "Me and him went to play golf"............"me and her went to lunch".......AAAGGGHHHH!!!

[Astron]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:

Thank you for your caring and thoughtful etymological exploration of this phase. You philology is correct in the detailed deconstruction of this phrase, but in the vernacular, I really do not give a rat’s behind how people express themselves as long as they communicate their meaning effectively.

[DrivnEZ]

I don’t care at all. Thanks for asking.

[noslices1]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:

I you “couldn’t care less”, are you at 100% or maybe you couldn’t care less at 50%, because you don’t care, but the subject you don’t care about is not really important to you, so you just put it to the back of your mind and maybe someday you will bring it forward and care a little more or less and maybe get to that 100% figure, but maybe just get to 90%? I could care less, but I’m not going to work on it.

[MandoMan]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:

As an English professor, I can confirm that the correct usage is “I couldn’t care less.” You are correct. “I could care less” does not mean what some people think it means.

Another misused phrase that annoys me is “could of,” which makes no sense, rather than the contraction “could’ve,” short for “could have.”

[oldtimes]

I really don't care at all and I don't know if I could or couldn't care less than that but I really don't care at all about that either.

[Grill Meister]

I donno, but it don't matter one little bit to me.

[SacDQ]

What every your smoking I want some.😳

[JanetMM]

You can’t swear in the schools so I gave the kids another option. They liked it. I used to tell the kids “I don’t give a flying fig.”

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

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.

[Travelingal702]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:
As someone who loves the English language, I cringe when I hear, "Me and him" or "Her and me"; as for the word "Ain't", I forbid my grandchildren from using this word.

[gemini5001]

You obviously have too much time on your hands...lol

[polaris]

Lots of opposites out there that mean the same thing. English is funny!

You know squat. You don’t know squat.

Can we make this work? Can’t we make this work?

I can hardly wait. I can’t hardly wait.

You shouldn’t, I think. You shouldn’t, I don’t think.

I could care less. I couldn’t care less.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:

So is it the same as "I could care more"?

[sjeffries]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:
Excellently stated. Most people say that expression incorrectly. Those same people will probably have no clue about what you posted.

[Jeanette.U]

I cringe at “I seen this yesterday”

[Polar Bear]

As someone who loves the English language, I cringe when I hear, "Me and him" or "Her and me"...
I know what you mean, but there are proper uses for those phrases you cited...

He gestured at me and him.

He gestured at her and me.

Both of those sentences are grammatically correct. :)

[billethkid]

You can't know how little I care (to paraphrase Monte Walsh).

[sjeffries]

As someone who loves the English language, I cringe when I hear, "Me and him" or "Her and me"; as for the word "Ain't", I forbid my grandchildren from using this word.

I also hate to hear children say, “Yep” or “Yeah” instead of “Yes”. I usually correct them or say, “Pardon me?” or, “Is that a Yes?”

[rothbear]

It may be petty to some, but I thank the OP for mentioning this. It is my top language pet peeve and seriously grates on my nerves. Do they not teach proper grammar any more? It's bad enough when it is coming from a child, but adults should know better.

[tvbound]

Irregardless!!!!

LOL I guess I'll need to redouble my efforts, in looking for simple humor in today's world.

[Alana33]

"I don't really care! Do you?"

[davem4616]

I'm with Rhett Butler "Frankly, I don't give a damn"

[davidlisle]

The main purpose of language is communicating to others what you mean. If there’s ambiguity, communication suffers. I think “I could care less” has become common usage because it is easier to say than the correct version and everybody knows what you mean.

I could bore you for hours with discussions about other grammar errors where meaning is not compromised (do good/do well, number/amount, would have/had, and many others.)

There is one very common error that does cause ambiguity, though, and that is “all .... are not” instead of “not all .... are.” If you say “all lawyers are not scoundrels” you are saying no lawyer is a scoundrel. Is that what you really meant?

[NavyVet]

Another misused phrase that annoys me is “could of,” which makes no sense, rather than the contraction “could’ve,” short for “could have.”

Oh, that one drives me crazy and I see it all the time. Another pet peeve is when people write 'loose' instead of 'lose' or say 'have went' instead of 'have gone.' The worst is when you purchase a book that is filled with typos, punctuation and grammar errors. What happened to editing before publishing?
(Former Beta-reader for online fiction writers.)

[oneclickplus]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:

This is right up there with the idiots who made up the word "irregardless". It is simply "regardless". Poor public school education I suppose. Or just plain lazy.

[Sherry8bal]

You are correct and most people get this wrong all the time but I couldn't care less to correct them about it.

[Byte1]

I doubt that I could care less. I definitely couldn't care more. Therefore, I couldn't care less.
Someone must be bored.

[Polar Bear]

This is right up there with the idiots who made up the word "irregardless". It is simply "regardless"...
That’s a good one. When that word is appropriate, I like to start slowing saying ‘irre...’ and then finish with ‘...spective’, just to see if the listener starts to cringe just a little. :D

[Two Bills]

This is right up there with the idiots who made up the word "irregardless". It is simply "regardless". Poor public school education I suppose. Or just plain lazy.

Yet you took time out of your day to read and pass comment.
Regardless!

[Worldseries27]

There's a new bridge in town

[JoeinFL]

There's a new bridge in town

And...I think it’s for sale.
But, I could care less. Lol

[Scorpyo]

I don’t give a darn

[vinnytalk]

Makes no sense.

[Red Rose]

I wonder if people know what they are saying when they say " I could care less". That means that they are not not caring a whole 100%. The correct phrase is " I couldn't care less" because that means you care so little that that there is no room to care any less. It's the max of not caring.

[retiredguy123]

Caring is sharing. Or, is it sharing is caring?

[Mikey Osmond]

Caring is sharing. Or, is it sharing is caring?

The latter

[Mama C]

When I say "I couldn't care less," that is what I mean.
100% totaly do not care.
Others say " I could care less," which I find a little ambiguous.
If you "could care less," how much more could you care less?

If not caring at all is 100%, it would be more definite if you gave how much you "could care less" as a percentage, then we could quickly work out how far from "couldn't care less, your not caring is."

Now "I couldn't care less," how much more or less you "could care less," but please let me know how much you could care in the beginning, so I know how strongly you feel about caring less over all!
Thank you:icon_wink:
always’ I could not care less’

[GreySkies]

Definition of 'couldn't care less could care less'
couldn't care less could care less
or could care less
PHRASE
If you say that you couldn't care less about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you are not interested in them or worried about them. You can also say that you could care less, with the same meaning.

[emphasis examples]
I couldn't care less about the woman.
I don't care if they respect me. I could care less.

TOP MIS-DEFINITION
I could care less
Wrong slang. It's supposed to be "I couldn't care less" - because I have no interest.
"I could care less" means there is some interest.
"Leaving? I couldn't care less."

Just trying to help, because I care.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

In modern terms, it gets filtered but here goes:

In my entire arsenal of ***** that I could possibly give, I have run out. There are none left. I have no more ***** to give. I cannot give fewer than none.