This one annoys me. “I could care less.” is the correct phrase. It has its origins in Jewish immigrants and Yiddish. It’s meant to be rhetorical/ironic. There’s just no good way to reproduce the inflection and tone when writing, but if you imagine Jackie Mason asking, “I could care less?” you might get the idea. For the younger kids, think Jon Steward.
I could care less? Of course I couldn’t!
Or think Mad Magazine and Alfred E. Neuman. What, me worry?
This one annoys me. “I could care less.” is the correct phrase. It has its origins in Jewish immigrants and Yiddish. It’s meant to be rhetorical/ironic. There’s just no good way to reproduce the inflection and tone when writing, but if you imagine Jackie Mason asking, “I could care less?” you might get the idea. For the younger kids, think Jon Steward.
I could care less? Of course I couldn’t!
Or think Mad Magazine and Alfred E. Neuman. What, me worry?