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Tixam Quri
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#41 - 2013-06-25 17:58:50 UTC
I couldn't poll less...











... since apparently I have just polled.

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Amarra Mandalin
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#42 - 2013-06-26 17:38:36 UTC
Muad 'dib wrote:
Could is USA
Could'nt is UK

They mean the same.

The USA version seems to be more "i could care less, but i dont/wont/cant"
The UK version more "I literally, am incapable of caring any less"

my 2 pence guess...


Nope.

No mainstream writing style guide (AP, Chicago etc.) or its authors would ever endorse, "could care a less."
I don't know of any non-mainstream ones that do for that matter. But I'm not exempting the
possibility that grammar radicals exist.
Mr Kidd
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#43 - 2013-06-26 17:50:51 UTC
I couldn't care less about this thread.

Don't ban me, bro!
Kult Altol
The Safe Space
#44 - 2013-06-26 18:18:04 UTC
Irregardless, it's offical, these is no read line under it. There for it is a word.

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Jake Warbird
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#45 - 2013-06-26 18:29:21 UTC
Echo Echoplex
#46 - 2013-06-26 19:33:14 UTC
Irregardless, I'm routing through my chester drawers for the Could Care Less sign and cannot find it. I must be loosing my mind. That, or your the one's whor'e nut's.

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Josef Djugashvilis
#47 - 2013-06-26 19:50:11 UTC
Muad 'dib wrote:
Could is USA
Could'nt is UK

They mean the same.

The USA version seems to be more "i could care less, but i dont/wont/cant"
The UK version more "I literally, am incapable of caring any less"

my 2 pence guess...


I could care less - means what it says.

I couldn't care less - also means what it says.

This is not a signature.
Ace Uoweme
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#48 - 2013-06-26 20:20:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Ace Uoweme
Ktula wrote:
Ok i have no idea how to make a poll about this topic, but i think it needs to be done.



1) - I COULD CARE LESS

or

2) - I COULDNT CARE LESS



Im goin number 2, because really, if you COULD care less, it means you actually care ?


1. If you're a Yankee.
2. If you're a Rebel (in the South we use double negatives).

_"In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." _ ~George Orwell
Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#49 - 2013-06-26 20:24:38 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Muad 'dib wrote:

Could is USA
Could'nt is UK



Dual B wrote:
I automatically assume people who use option one are mentally inhibited.




I had to give you a like on that one, even though I'm from the USA. Smile

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Amarra Mandalin
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#50 - 2013-06-26 20:30:39 UTC
Ranger 1 wrote:
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Muad 'dib wrote:

Could is USA
Could'nt is UK



Dual B wrote:
I automatically assume people who use option one are mentally inhibited.




I had to give you a like on that one, even though I'm from the USA. Smile


Hey, quit picking on Arkansas and Kansas!
Arduemont
Rotten Legion
#51 - 2013-06-26 20:40:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Arduemont
Every time someone says "and that's a fact!", science kills a kitten.

Edit: On an only slightly related note, what is with the auto-correct trying to correct "it's". If something belongs to "it", then that thing is "it's", not "its". That drives me mad.

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Hessian Arcturus
Doomheim
#52 - 2013-06-26 22:42:21 UTC
Muad 'dib wrote:
Could is USA
Could'nt is UK

They mean the same.

The USA version seems to be more "i could care less, but i dont/wont/cant"
The UK version more "I literally, am incapable of caring any less"

my 2 pence guess...


Pretty sure it's couldn't...

Although I have got no idea what I just poked my nose into... I'll take an option two while we're at it...please?

It's human nature to want to explore. To find your line and go beyond it. The only limit, is the one you set yourself.
Tyrton
Imbecile MIiss Managment and Disasters
Intergalactic Interstellar Interns
#53 - 2013-06-27 01:24:03 UTC
Oh I have to join in.

I work in a technical field.


Actual phrase from the talent


"Where is my windy thingy?"


She the above mentioned talent was looking for her lavalier windscreen.



Thingy, whatchamacallit, tingamajig should be banned.
Nitrogen Isotopes
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#54 - 2013-06-27 01:38:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Nitrogen Isotopes
A rouge angle of santa stole my pin number and used it to get money out of an atm machine. You people could probably care less cuz y'all a don't have the love of jesus in yur heart.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#55 - 2013-06-27 08:27:59 UTC
Arduemont wrote:
Every time someone says "and that's a fact!", science kills a kitten.

Edit: On an only slightly related note, what is with the auto-correct trying to correct "it's". If something belongs to "it", then that thing is "it's", not "its". That drives me mad.



You are incorrect

It's = contraction of "It is"

Its = belongs to it


I'm afraid this is one of those times when Ingleesh is counter-intuitive.

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
dethleffs
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
#56 - 2013-06-27 09:14:09 UTC
KnowUsByTheDead
Sunlight...Through The Blight.
#57 - 2013-06-27 11:07:03 UTC
How about everyone just not care at all, and call both options what they really are.








Apathy.

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#58 - 2013-06-27 11:07:46 UTC
KnowUsByTheDead wrote:
How about everyone just not care at all, and call both options what they really are.








Apathy.



Because some people are right, and some people are wrong


and the wrong must be held accountable

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
KnowUsByTheDead
Sunlight...Through The Blight.
#59 - 2013-06-27 11:12:32 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
KnowUsByTheDead wrote:
How about everyone just not care at all, and call both options what they really are.








Apathy.



Because some people are right, and some people are wrong


and the wrong must be held accountable


I would help you build the bonfires and burn those accountable. Just too apathetic. Big smile

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#60 - 2013-06-27 11:14:36 UTC
KnowUsByTheDead wrote:


I would help you build the bonfires and burn those accountable. Just too apathetic. Big smile



I admire your sloth





What's his name?

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann