I know this is how a lot of Americans say it, but the saying “I could care less” makes no sense in the way you guys normally use it. Think about it. If you “could” care less, that means that you care at least a little bit. Should be “I couldn’t care less”. End grammar rant.
Yuki
I think it’s supposed to be used sarcastically.
I guess it would work if said sarcastically, but it’s rarely said with any tone of sarcasm.
Yuki
Yeah, it’s just used incorrectly. When people say “I could care less” they mean they completely don’t care. But the incorrect mangled phrase doesn’t actually say that.
called an expression or idiom
Um. Woo. Jensen.
Actually, the way I learned it.
“I could care less” is the correct usage.
The idea is that the other person brings up a matter/issue/thing that you normally would not bother to give the time of day, but because they have brought it up to your attention, you can say that I “could” care less than how much I do now thanks to you bringing it up.
ie: You dont care about the football game yesterday, so you dont think about it. A friend asks you: “Hey what did you think of the game last night?” you were not caring about it at all, but now it is in your mind, much to your dismay, thus your reply could be: “I could care less” (than I do right now).
Perhaps I am off in the way I had it described to me, but it’s the way I have always seen it. 
Yeah. That’s just not correct. 
There’s been a wealth of discussion on the topic, almost universally settling upon the conclusion that it’s a bizarre anomaly that it has even made it into our daily speech… but ultimately that it’s wrong.
Ah I see.
Idk, makes sense to me though.
shrug
Awesome. =D
I don’t really see what “I could care less” could possibly do with Jensen.
Because… internet!
I was happy that the thread had gone off topic. And there you go starting it up again.
one day this thread will die, 
then what will we do
How about we talk about potatoes? They seem as relevant as the the topic right now. :
actually, I always thought the phrase was “I couldn’t care less”.
Potatoes are pretty cool. Unless there’s a famine.
Don’t remind me.
I’m Irish. :-X
Exactly. That’s what it is.
Potatoes:
Slice more or less into “poker chip” width, but not all the way through the potato; keep it attached at the bottom. But a chockload of butter in between individual slices. Wrap in tin foil, place on bbq and cook until crispy (the bottom will get far more crispy than the top; don’t overdo it!)
Yum.
