Re: documentary on salinger?

Aw, hell, Robbie, I thought I was being original and it turns out I'm just
remembering Strunk and White from my reading of it years ago.

I'm Crushed :). But thanks for the citation. It means the phenomena has been
going on since at least White's revision of Strunk's text...what...the 50s?

I had this conversation with my wife, asking her first if she's ever heard
anyone say, "I could care less" (yes), then asking her if that really made
sense (after explaining my reading and comparing it to the phrase "I couldn't
care less.")

You know how she responded, right? You KNOW --

"I could or could not care less"

:)

Jim

"L. Manning Vines" wrote:

> Jim said:
> <<I've always wondered if that phrase really worked:
>
> "I could care less." >>
>
> From the Elements of Style:
>
> Care less. The dismissive "I couldn't care less" is often used with the
> shortened "not" mistakenly (and mysteriously) omitted: "I could care less."
> The error destroys the meaning of the sentence and is careless indeed.
>
> So Strunk & White agree (or at least White).
>
> -robbie
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