Can someone please tell Hillary it's "I couldn't care less" and not "I could care less."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I love her but it's annoying:

[peace13]

1. Either way it's a pretty gross statement!

Especially if the topic is of concern to others.

[geek tragedy]

2. LOL, it's gross to not care what Donald Trump says? nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. LOL. She said she could care less that Trump dissed her...

She said she cares a lot when Trump disses Hispanics, immigrants, Muslims, and physically challenged people.

[peace13]

13. No, my comment has nothing to do with Trump.

I am saying that with all of Hill's education and world experience...she can do better with her word choices. I didn't even know Trump was involved.

[DefenseLawyer]

3. What she's trying to say is that her ability not to care is limitless.

So even when she doesn't care, it is always possible for her to actually care even less.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Now I am confused.

[DefenseLawyer]

12. Precisely! n/t

[snooper2]

14. Well, for example: One may say they couldn't care less if you are confused.

Just talking for myself here- I could care less if you are confused.


Clear now?

[NurseJackie]

5. You'll enjoy this ...

[NurseJackie]

7. Maybe she does care... just a little bit, so technically, she COULD CARE less.

[DCBob]

8. Although you are correct.. both are acceptable in modern english..

http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/I-COULDN-T-care-less-or-I-COULD-care-less

[BlueStateLib]

9. Word Fact: I Couldn’t Care Less vs. I Could Care Less

http://blog.dictionary.com/could-care-less/

Etymologists suggest that “I could care less” emerged as a sarcastic variant employing Yiddish humor. They point to the different intonations used in saying “I couldn’t care less” versus “I could care less.” The latter mirrors the intonation of the sarcastic Yiddish-English phrase “I should be so lucky!” where the verb is stressed.

The argument of logic falls apart when you consider the fact that both these phrases are idioms. In English, along with other languages, idioms are not required to follow logic, and to point out the lack of logic in one idiom and not all idioms is…illogical. Take the expression “head over heels,” which makes far less sense than the expression “heels over head” when you think about the physics of a somersault. It turns out “heels over head” entered English around 1400, over 250 years before “head over heels,” however, the “logical” version of this idiom has not been in popular usage since the late Victorian era

Both phrases are in popular usage, most modern English dictionaries define words and phrases using a descriptive approach, you’ll find both “couldn’t care less” and “could care less” in Dictionary.com. The lexicographers at Dictionary.com aim to record language as it is actually used, without judgment. That said, not everyone you encounter will be a lexicographer, so be aware that those in the camp of David Mitchell will cringe if you use “I could care less” in conversation

[DCBob]

10. I think it's also just easier to say.. kind of like a shortened slang version of the correct form.

I suspect that's why its become popular in general usage.

[floriduck]

11. DSB, I agree with you. That phrase has been a hot button of mine too. nm

If you could care less, then you do not care as much as you could.

[Kalidurga]

15. "I couldn't care less"

Which phrase Hillary uses. Neither will make me like her more.

[randome]

16. Ha! That bugged me, too!

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