One of the most hilarious dudes who ever lived would like to interrupt his regularly scheduled program of being ultra silly and school you on the misused expression (also my pet peeve) "I could care less." For folks who are scratching their heads, and who regularly use this, let's think for a moment. If you could care less, that means that the thing you're trying to say you don't care about, you do care about just a little because there are other things you hypothetically, could care less about. Mmmkay? But I'll let Cleese do it, cuz he's got cool charts and a better delivery.
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hmm . . . I never noticed people said it that way. I always thought everyone was saying "I could not care less." I'll probably hear it everywhere now.
1My pet peeve too! So I have always said I could'NT care less. And I'm always hoping people would catch on. Totally annoys me and I have no clue why but I am so glad I'm not alone!
2ROFL Thanks Giggle, and Mr. Cleese! Pet peeve of mine! I always say "I could not care less" and it drives me crazy when people say "I could care less". Of course many don't get it when you try to explain the incorrect usage of the saying...
3i love Mr Cleese! damn, Monty Python didn't get all the credit it deserved....
4He's so lovable, and I love the music that bookend his grammar lesson!
5John Cleese is the man. Thanks for clearing up something that really annoys me!
6This is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. God bless John Cleese.
7I am so glad that I'm not alone!!! I have been telling people that "I could care less" doesn't make sense forever. Other nonexistent words that people use that absolutely irritate me are "irregardless" and "anyways."
8beccalu: "I am so glad that I'm not alone!!! I have been telling people that "I could care less" doesn't make sense forever. Other nonexistent words that people use that absolutely irritate me are "irregardless" and "anyways."
I agree, its so annoying when people use those two as well! I can't believe "irregardless" actually made it into the dictionary, although I'm happy it points out that it is an "illogical prefix" and "avoided by careful users of English." OMG I just checked and now "anyways" is in there also as a "dialect" form of "anyway". I think I'm going to be sick...
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