it's COULDN'T care less.. not could care less.. stop driving me crazy

[LDS Jock]

I am in no way a grammar queen but this does drive me crazy. You don't have to know any special rules. Just think about it. It is completely logical. Couldn't care less is the only way it makes sense. Thank you.

[kick-ass-bob]

1. Well, I could care less.

So I am with you!!

:P

[jukes]

2. why

do you care?

[libbygurl]

3. And it's "it's", "grammar" queen. nt

[LDS Jock]

8. thank you smarty pants.. I changed it

That is what I get for trying to post too quickly.

[redqueen]

4. Well since you're already bitching, I'll just jump right in.

I know nobody probably even knows and even fewer care, but the pronunciation of 'forte' is actually 'fort', not 'for-tay'.

[Joylaughter]

14. George Carlin!

He knows and cares.

[redqueen]

16. No way

Thanks! I thought me and my geeky friend were the only ones.

:loveya:

[slackmaster]

5. Yes, but are you willing to toe the line?

For me?

[MatrixEscape]

6. Ahhh ...

I seem to recall that "I could care less what you think" is an idiom. Common usage can win out. Language is alive and it changes with time.

[redqueen]

10. Like 'nukewler'

[Xipe Totec]

7. It's the same thing irregardless

Sorry. Couldn't help yanking your chain a bit.

:evilgrin:

[redsoxliberal]

9. THANK GOD SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT!

NOW I CAN DIE IN PEACE! THANK YOU!

[realisticphish]

11. i totally agree

im not a grammar nazi, either, but it DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Joylaughter]

15. sarcasm

"I could care less" said as IF you could not care any less might be an attempt at humor?

[realisticphish]

17. unlikely

it's too prevalent in our culture for EVERYONE to be attempting humor

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[foo_bar]

no, mol is right

http://www.bartleby.com/64/C003/078.html

[aquart]

12. It's an idiom.

Really. Just keep saying it: It's an idiom. It's an idiom.

Yes, it began as a grammatical error among the uneducated. But now it's an idiom. An idiotic idiom.

If you want to be upset, be upset at WIFES and LIFES. I want to jump out of my skin screaming when I hear that.

[indigobusiness]

18. It's a misidiom. An idioticom.

I think I just coined a word.

[cheezus]

25. lives vs lifes

if 30 people die, 30 lives were lost
if it took you 30 tries for mario to beat bowser, you used 30 lifes

[Midlodemocrat]

13. Youse people are just silly.

[TwilightZone]

19. Heck, skip the contraction entirely.

I could not care less.

Then, you can enunciate each word with emphasis Bill Shatner style.

I could...NOT...CARE...LESS!!!

[Joylaughter]

21. I could BUT I won't

I Couldn't not not care any less. Come on. That's clear isn't it not?

[devilgrrl]

20. Thank you!!!!!

Yes, that is annoying.

[Lavender Brown]

22. and "intents and purposes," NOT "intensive purposes"

What the heck is that supposed to mean?

[minerva50]

23. I voice "I could care less" to make it obviously unlikely.

[Qanisqineq]

24. oh, that is my pet peeve

drives me crazy

[Dan-W]

26. Deja vu

NOT "all over again". Twenty four BY seven; not 24/7.

That is all.

[Lefty48197]

27. It's about GD'd time we discussed this issue.

Also: The proper response to "thank you" is "you're welcome", NOT "no problem". Dickheads.