Prez wrote on Sep 7, 2024, 15:32:
We both probably can guess the two reasons she was banned...
Sepharo wrote on Sep 7, 2024, 18:16:Cutter wrote on Sep 7, 2024, 17:08:
could care less
C'mon Cutter, you're smarter than this... right?
I don't understand why she's so popular. she's not even THAT hot XD
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.
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.
Prez wrote on Sep 7, 2024, 21:48:
Did you just see my "well actually..." and raise me a "well technically..."?!?
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.
Irregardless was popularized in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its increasingly widespread spoken use called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance.