Fingernails On The Chalkboard

[Al Agnew]

Okay, for some reason the phrase "I could care less" has been cropping up a lot lately on here and elsewhere, and this is a phrase that really offends my logical and grammatical sensibilities. People, if you could care less about something, you're saying that you DO care at least a little about it. If you don't care about it, it's impossible to care less about it. The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less". Geez, get it right!

:)

[Chief Grey Bear]

Hey we're just a bunch of hillbillies! Don't go trying to change the Ozarkian language!

[Bird Watcher]

Hey we're just a bunch of hillbillies! Don't go trying to change the Ozarkian language!

Actually, the correct terminology has been changed to "hoosiers"

[ness]

Okay, for some reason the phrase "I could care less" has been cropping up a lot lately on here and elsewhere, and this is a phrase that really offends my logical and grammatical sensibilities. People, if you could care less about something, you're saying that you DO care at least a little about it. If you don't care about it, it's impossible to care less about it. The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less". Geez, get it right!

:)

Yeah, they literally get it wrong every single time, irregardless.

[ColdWaterFshr]

I kinda like "I could care less". I know its the incorrect use of the phrase, but it suggests a laziness of caring as if to say, I COULD PROBABLY care less, but I just don't give a durn enough to muster the energy to do so. That takes it to a whole new level of apathy, which is what we're really talking about here . . . and well beyond not actually being ABLE to care less.

Did anyone notice the tirade on the guns that got put on lockdown? the word "infrindgement" was a good one. Got all technical on the constitutional references and then couldn't spell INFRINDGEMENT. ahahaha

[bfishn]

Yeah, they literally get it wrong every single time, irregardless.

Uh-huh... kind of like regardless vs irregardless. :-)

Glad you opened the door here Al. And I plead guilty to caring less than I could care (but no more than none).

My personal gear-grinder is ell-oh-ell (I refuse to type those letters sequentially and alone). My God, if people actually laughed out loud every time they typed that, a family member would no doubt have them committed.

[ness]

Uh-huh... kind of like regardless vs irregardless. :-)

Glad you opened the door here Al. And I plead guilty to caring less than I could care (but no more than none).

My personal gear-grinder is ell-oh-ell (I refuse to type those letters sequentially and alone). My God, if people actually laughed out loud every time they typed that, a family member would no doubt have them committed.

I typically only use LOL when I literally LOLed, and in that case I follow it with 'literally or just put on an extra L'

Did anyone notice the tirade on the guns that got put on lockdown? the word "infrindgement" was a good one. Got all technical on the constitutional references and then couldn't spell INFRINDGEMENT. ahahaha

Yes, I noticed that thread. And, noon approaches.........

Last I heard we were on for lunch, but he's picking up reinforcements -- somebody by the name of KC.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Actually DW, we already had a lunch plan before you were involved. But once he found out you wanted to tag along he declined. He doesn't care to meet with you.

[ness]

Fine -- I never liked that DB anyway.

So...bring it on, cowboy!

(we're both kidding, right?)

[ness]

RAT -- I see you down there.....