Attn: Americans

[Lex Diamonds]

Why do you insist on saying "could care less" and "could give a shit"? It makes absolutely no sense.

The correct term is "I couldn't care less", as in, I care so little that caring any less would be impossible. Saying "I could care less" implies that you do care, and significantly enough that you could even care slightly less and you'd still care a lot.

Also, "I could give a shit"??? You're supposed to say "I couldn't give a shit" as in you are so indifferent to something you wouldn't even give it your shit, something that you are going to flush away anyway. Saying "I could give a shit" makes you sound like some faeces-fetish* weirdo offering their excrement around to causes they deem worthy.

These two phrases are a prime example of what is wrong with (most) Americans. You don't even think about what comes out of your fat pale mouths, you just go around accepting nonsensical turns of phrase into your vocabularies without considering what they mean or why you're saying them.

The first person to reply saying they "could care less" about this whole thing wins the Unfunny Douchebag of the Year award.


ps
Some Americans are awesome and know how to speak. Very few, but some.


* no, it's not spelt "feces" you tards

[checkyourprez]

dude you need to stop thinking about stuff so much when your high.

[Lex Diamonds]

I'm not high, just insightful.

[Freebasser]

They regard saying 'could care less' as sarcastic as in 'I could care less... if I tried'. Although that makes no sense, and saying 'I couldn't care less' is about as sarcastic as you can get in the first place.

It reeks of Borat - this suit is black NOT!

[NicRN77]

dude you need to stop thinking about stuff so much when your high.

if anything THIS should make you more upset. when Americans (or anyone for that matter) can't use your and you're properly.

[Whatitis]

Yet you have no problem with the dialect in rap, I'm sure.

[ericlee]

this same thread was made about a year ago if not 2.

Anyhow, I could give a rat's ass.

[Bob]

we're busy people, we don't have time for extra syllables like "n't"

[checkyourprez]

if anything THIS should make you more upset. when Americans (or anyone for that matter) can't use your and you're properly.

irregardless.

[Myu-to]

I could care less.

Where's my award? I'll set it right next to my Poster of the Year Award. I just love trophies. I wonder if it is a statue of KofR? I wonder which is taller, the trophy or KofR?

[Echewta]

Wanker.

[Adam]

I could wank more

[Guy Incognito]

we're busy people, we don't have time for extra syllables like "n't"


so if you really dont like someone you just call them a "cu"

[Myu-to]

I could wank more
:rolleyes:

Whatever... "Jizer"

[JDsmagik]

I couldn't even give a :mad: about it.

I could only give a :cool: .

[Caribou]

I think it's rather interesting that Pad should be the one to open a thread about semantics.

I agree with the 'could care less' thing, though. English isn't my first language and I don't speak it on a daily basis, yet even I understand that 'could care less' is just wrong.

Silly Americans. Having said that, many Brits deez daze ahnt 2 gud at spellin eitha, innit?

[Dusty Brain]

I think I started a few 'americans are stupid' threads around the turn of the century. I never really gave any examples though. I simply waited for responses.

[Adam]

Problem with americans is that they are so exposed and the really stupid ones seem more stupid than the overall intelligence of the country and if one or two get high profiles then it just brings the whole perceptive average down for the place. While the intelligent ones aren't the ones to try and shout and scream for attention.

I suppose it happens everywhere but america is the king of over-exposed so they reap what they sow really.

[Helvete]

Punk ass 'brap brap' British kids annoy me more than any American ever does.

[Adam]

brap brap ?

wot dat?

[Dusty Brain]

it's british for rat-a-tat-tat that's the sound of my gat.

[Dusty Brain]

i'm a fan of both phrases.

[Adam]

thanks.

urban dictionary set me straight, I'm so out of touch

[funk63]

Theres nothing wrong with it, its meant to be sarcastic. As in, they couldn't care less but they are being sarcastic and saying they could. I'm an american and that's the only way I've ever heard it used. pip pip.

[Adam]

British just don't get sarcasm.

[Bob]

British just don't get sarcasm.

oh, that's funny

[Guy Incognito]

oh, that's funny

i dont get it:confused:

[Planetary]

I've never heard it said in a sarcastic way other than when people start defending it and posting audio files.