Is it "Couldn't Care Less" or "Could Care Less"? Discuss

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Poll Is it "Couldn't Care Less" or "Could Care Less"? Discuss (58 votes)

It's Couldn't Care Less 81%
It's Could Care Less 2%
Hmm I don't know, lol never CARED which one it was always though both made sense to me 14%
It's neither since neither make sense 0%
I honestly don't know, undecided here.... 3%

So, I'm sure ALL of you have heard this expression at some point or another in a movie, shows etc. I always hear this being said in general conversation, movies too. One thing I've noticed however is different people, movies wherever I hear it phrase it differently. Some say "oh I couldn't care less about that movie" while others say "ehh I could care less about that movie"

So, is there really a right version or do both make sense to you? Discuss :)

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they both make sense, they just have different meaning.

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#3  Edited By KittyParker13

Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

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What he said ^

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Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

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Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

This guy has the right of it...pretty much verbatim from dictionary.com

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I couldn't care less.

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Hmm I don't know, lol never CARED which one it was always though both made sense to me

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#11  Edited By marvel_boy2241

See? This is why I just stick to "I don't give a f*ck." You can't get confused about that.

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I could care less what it is.

And now I do. Now I couldn't care less what it is.... hmm.

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Couldn't care less to be honest :P

Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

Pretty much what he said, didn't know that "could care less" was intended as sarcasm though.

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#14  Edited By Vaeternus

@nerdork: @mrdecepticonleader That's a girl ;) :P but I knew what you meant lol.

@kittyparker13 said:

Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

That's how I feel ;)

lol I like your posts because they're sometimes so random.

@marvel_boy2241 said:

See? This is why I just stick to "I don't give a f*ck." You can't get confused about that.

lol

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@vaeternus: lol, sorry. You can never tell over the interwebs.

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Could care less = Could care less, but can't be bothered too, because that's how little I care

It's meant in that way.

Both are correct, depending on whether you want to be literal or sarcastic.

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@nerdork: @mrdecepticonleader: Ive spoken to her, in some cases have seen some of my female friends on here. :-)

Hey did you see the new trabsformers deception guy?

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@vaeternus: Well, now i just feel like an @$$

@kittyparker13: Sorry for calling you a guy. Its kind of my default name for anyone online. :(..

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they both make sense to me

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#22  Edited By KittyParker13

@nerdork: Don't worry about it. I couldn't care less. ;3

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@nerdork: lol she's nice :)

I've done it myself with user squares lol I thought she was a guy for a while, then felt like a doofus when I'm I found out she was a girl. I was like ohh lol.

@nerdork: Don't worry about it. I couldn't care less. ;3

Nice haha.

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#25  Edited By DwightSpitz

Depends on what you want to say. Is there a possibility that said whatever could be of lesser importance? If yes then you could care less(it could be of lesser importance). If there is no way said whatever could be of any lesser importance or interest to you, then you could not care less (it cannot be of lesser concern to you).

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#26  Edited By Eisenfauste

This is the response more widely used today, "could care less" is simply out of date.

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Whichever way.

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See? This is why I just stick to "I don't give a f*ck." You can't get confused about that.

So you don't give a sex or You don't give a single crap

I'm so confused

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@nerdork: @mrdecepticonleader: Ive spoken to her, in some cases have seen some of my female friends on here. :-)

Hey did you see the new trabsformers deception guy?

Ah okay.

I have not MK guy :)

I didn't feel like wasting money on it to be honest.

@nerdork: Don't worry about it. I couldn't care less. ;3

Ha ha

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@vaeternus said:

@nerdork: @mrdecepticonleader: Ive spoken to her, in some cases have seen some of my female friends on here. :-)

Hey did you see the new trabsformers deception guy?

Ah okay.

I have not MK guy :)

I didn't feel like wasting money on it to be honest.

@kittyparker13 said:

@nerdork: Don't worry about it. I couldn't care less. ;3

Ha ha

haha, ;) nice responce.

So far in the poll "I couldn't care less" is dominating, surprising nobody voted "neither makes sense" usually there's always those "neither" voters haha.

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@mrdecepticonleader said:

@vaeternus said:

@nerdork: @mrdecepticonleader: Ive spoken to her, in some cases have seen some of my female friends on here. :-)

Hey did you see the new trabsformers deception guy?

Ah okay.

I have not MK guy :)

I didn't feel like wasting money on it to be honest.

@kittyparker13 said:

@nerdork: Don't worry about it. I couldn't care less. ;3

Ha ha

haha, ;) nice responce.

So far in the poll "I couldn't care less" is dominating, surprising nobody voted "neither makes sense" usually there's always those "neither" voters haha.

Ha ha. I didn't vote so I can't see the votes. I would probably vote "both" if it was an option :)

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@mrdecepticonleader: haha clever, third option is more or less for both :P (if you feel both make sense:P ) lol

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@vaeternus said:

@mrdecepticonleader: haha clever, third option is more or less for both :P (if you feel both make sense:P ) lol

Hmm still....I guess it kinda could but I don't read it like that.

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@mrdecepticonleader: its ok, just wanted to let you know thats what i meant if you feel both make sense :-)

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"Hey dude, have you heard from Rachel since the breakup?"

"I couldn't care less."

Yep, he doesn't care.

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"Hey dude, have you heard from Rachel since the breakup?"

"I could care less."

Could?

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Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

This.

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Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

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Grammar Nazis, assemble!

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First choice.

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It's "Couldn't".

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People recognize both to mean the exact same thing, so it doesn't really matter. I use "couldn't" more often, though.

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I couldn't care less about not caring less.

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Could? Couldn't? I Don't care.

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Grammatically, it's "I couldn't care less." It means, I could not care any less than I do. Saying "I could care less", means that you care at least a little bit, seeing as it would be possible for you to care less than you currently do. The latter might not be seen as necessarily wrong, as it is often used sarcastically.

Hm... yeah, I nice insight. I guess, makes sense.

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