careless

    I was intrigued to read 'I could care less' when
    I first encountered American vernacular on
    the net. I made my usual assumption it was
    just one more example of Yank sloppiness
    or ignorance.
    
    Unless my hearing is faultier than I think, I've
    never come across it in these islands.

    'Couldn't care less,' of course. All the time.

    Maybe this is the dynamic of language:
    an expression retaining its meaning while changing
    its form before our very eyes. Or, indeed,
    the converse? (What are the words for them thar,
    then, Matt?)

    Scottie B.

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