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Subject:	Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:29:07 GMT
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 23:28:45 GMT, "John DiRienzo" <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote: > Teachers who could care less! ObPetPeeve: No we bloody well don't. The expression is "couldn't care less", ya damn buffoon. For whatever reason, this particular one _really_ grates. I suppoose because you're saying exactly the opposite of what you're trying to convey. There's plenty of foreigners reading along here, and even participating, so don't do that. It confuses everyone who is not very intimately familiar with United States idiom. Jasper

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		Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
Jasper Janssen wrote in message <3887351c.71898961@l...et.com>... (...) I am glad you are familiar enough with it to point it out. You are right. It happens, that in my parts, in speaking, we usually leave out the "not". Similar to those horrible (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) to (...) Your posts are moving from annoying to hilarious. What have we got now? Teachers who could care less! Why? I care about kids, and I know most people do. I know most people can't live off a teacher's (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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