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by agotterer 1826 days ago
I’m pretty sure I just saved a previously returned item from this fate. I bought something just yesterday from Amazon labeled as “new, but with a damaged box”. The item was heavily discounted, I think around 40% off. I could care less what the box looks like or if the individual parts aren’t wrapped perfectly if the item is in good working condition.
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Normille 1826 days ago 

  >I could care less
You COULDN'T care less.

Why can so many otherwise seemingly intelligent Americans not grasp this simple grammatical concept?

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IntrepidWorm 1826 days ago
Considering that you very clearly understood the intent from context, it seems rather petty to point this out in an otherwise completely unrelated discussion.
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Normille 1825 days ago
The fact I "understood the intent" doesn't make it grate any less, whenever I set this phrase misused time after time by Americans. "I could care less" is literally the opposite of the sentiment you are trying to express.
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agotterer 1823 days ago
> Merriam-Webster treats the phrases couldn't care less and could care less as synonymous, both meaning "not concerned or interested at all." "Couldn't care less" is the older and more obvious phrase grammatically, but it has been confused for so long that both are now defined.

Thanks for your feedback. However, I’m going to stick with Webster on this one. Let’s also not forget that English has always been a hodgepodge of language mashups and slang.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/could-couldnt-...

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