Tiki Spelling & Grammar Police - Bilge

P phinz Tiki Socialite Southeast of Disorder Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Posts: 199	P phinz Posted posted on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 5:26 PM The one that really annoys me (and there are a lot that annoy me given my focus in college was print journalism with a focus on copy editing) is the phrase, "I could care less." This, by definition, means that you have at least a modicum of caring. I know you think that it means you don't care at all, but what you are actually saying is that you do care at least a little bit, given that there is less that you could care. The correct phrase is, "I couldn't care less." This implies that you have the lowest amount of caring possible and there is no amount of caring that is less than what you currently possess. Then again, you probably don't care at all what I think. :wink:

The one that really annoys me (and there are a lot that annoy me given my focus in college was print journalism with a focus on copy editing) is the phrase, "I could care less."

This, by definition, means that you have at least a modicum of caring. I know you think that it means you don't care at all, but what you are actually saying is that you do care at least a little bit, given that there is less that you could care. The correct phrase is, "I couldn't care less." This implies that you have the lowest amount of caring possible and there is no amount of caring that is less than what you currently possess.

Then again, you probably don't care at all what I think. :wink:

Post #527073 by phinz on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 5:26 PM