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Phebe · 05-08-2009, 10:10 AM

It's an idiom, that's all, somehow corrupted from "I couldn't care less." Words mean what they mean, they don't mean what they say: crucial linguistics point.

I usually say, "I can't tell you how much I don't care, but it's a lot."

05-08-2009, 10:10 AM	#128
Phebe Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 124 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony PRS 500 and Kindle 2 and iPad and iPhone	It's an idiom, that's all, somehow corrupted from "I couldn't care less." Words mean what they mean, they don't mean what they say: crucial linguistics point. I usually say, "I can't tell you how much I don't care, but it's a lot."