[Astron]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by 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.”

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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

[sjeffries]

Originally Posted by 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

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”