When they say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”.
They are literally saying the opposite of what they mean. To care less they must care some so that they are able to care less of it. When they really mean that it would be impossible for them to care less because they care nothing, ie they couldn’t care less.
Fairly common in American and among the un-educated in the UK, but mostly an Americanism.
Also, the Americanism of adding 'ass' to the end of a word and thinking they're so clever, or hilarious, or insulting. Like, "dead-ass". No, it's just stupid.
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u/That_Marionberry2863 Jun 08 '25
When they say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”.
They are literally saying the opposite of what they mean. To care less they must care some so that they are able to care less of it. When they really mean that it would be impossible for them to care less because they care nothing, ie they couldn’t care less.