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In lugnet.general, Brad Hamilton writes:
> I'm happy with the new way. I do like to read people's comments, but its
> fine to have to do an extra click. I could care less about people who own
> the set, want the set, or want to sell it.
Aaarrrgh!! I don't know who decided "couldn't" should be shortened to "could"
but it seems to have caught on.
I suppose it's possible that you could care less - but I bet you meant you
couldn't care less. Not that I have anything against yan^H^H^H americans, but
you seem to quite regularly do awful things like this to the language.
ROSCO
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| (...) That's a lovely sweeping generalization you have there. However, I do share your complaint. One of my LEGO-related complaints has to do with the fact that people say "Technique" when they mean "Technic." "Technique" = (tek-neek) "Technic" = (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No one else does, right? :-) Anyway I do agree with you. "could care less" is wrong. When I slip, I explain away by agreeing that I indeed could care less... just not very MUCH less. (no real system can reach an absolute zero temperature... is (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I tend to think here in the "colonies" we have naturally evolved the language, and thankfully so. I cannot imagine eating "Bangers and Mash" or "Spotted Dick", or even worse smoking a "fag". I will take a little linguistic laziness anyday. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Hey, Don't blame my country! I'll accept full blame for my gramatical mistake! :) The funny thing is that I'm usually the one correcting other people's grammar at work! Hmm - I guess I must have started using that phrase a long time ago and nobody (...) (23 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I'm happy with the new way. I do like to read people's comments, but its fine to have to do an extra click. I could care less about people who own the set, want the set, or want to sell it. Bradley Dale <dinosauria_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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