PHJF wrote on Sep 7, 2024, 22:14:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 7, 2024, 21:29:

Prez wrote on Sep 7, 2024, 20:24:
Well actually (don't you hate when people say that?) despite being grammatically incorrect, it is an acceptable colloquialism.

Technically, it is grammatically correct. Because "could care less" indicates a position in which the speaker does care to an extent but the amount of care has the potential to be reduced.

Except nobody says it in such a way that such a usage would be correct; they would have to say "I could care less...". People only ever say "I could care less" when they are implying that they could not care less... which is just wrong. Irregardless, this has been a stimulating discussion.