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Old 05-21-2013, 04:00 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by pynch View Post
Very interesting, indeed ... especially if you compare it with the graph for British English where the numbers for “I could care less” are much lower.
This one, you mean?


(BTW, the vertical scale is the same in the two graphs. The top line is 0.000011%)

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So, who wants to burn his fingers trying to interpret the difference?
Well, clearly the British are much better at grammar (& logic) than the Americans.
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