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Have you ever said Saudi couldn't careless and corrected your grammar for certain phrases?

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Wii_wii_baget@reddit

Careless means you are a careless person care less means couldn’t care less
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Ok obviously I missed a space whilst typing which is careless
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Wii_wii_baget@reddit

There ya go
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IrianJaya@reddit

"I couldn't care less" is the only way I've ever said this phrase. Saying it the other way doesn't make sense, but those people who say, "could care less" probably couldn't care less that they are technically wrong.
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Agile_Property9943@reddit

The Saudis lmao very disinterested people
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CalmRip@reddit

The standard, syntactically correct expression would be "I COULDN'T care less," meaning the object couldn't be less important to the speaker. The often-heard "I COULD care less," is actually meant to be ironic, suggesting that the speaker could make an effort to be less concerned, but it would take more mental energy than it's worth to even try. To put it another way, "COULDN'T care less," is literally true, and is the right usage for formal speech or writing; "COULD care less" is colloquially correct and gets the job done. TL;DR: COULDN'T if writing, COULD if speaking.
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IPreferDiamonds@reddit

Couldn't Care Less is the correct way to say it.
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designgrl@reddit

I am highly confused. Mainly because I’m an American living in Saudi.
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Think I wrote have you ever said I could care less and it changed said I to Saudi
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designgrl@reddit

Rebrands working lol
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Feel like they should sponsor me to just type Saudi in every post I make
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designgrl@reddit

But you’re doing it for free
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cdb03b@reddit

I have never in my life said "Saudi couldn't care less" nor have any clue what it would mean.
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devnullopinions@reddit

I can confidently state that I’ve never said “Saudi couldn’t careless”
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LongHaulinTruckwit@reddit

Someone couldn't care less to proof read their own post
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

ILike your attitude but your correct I couldn't careless if my stuff is painful to read I have to listen to my language being butchered if I watch tv
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Significant_Foot9570@reddit

Clearly your sensitivity to linguistic butchering is highly selective.
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Why comes you talks funny
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LongHaulinTruckwit@reddit

People butcher languages everywhere. It's what gives each region it's own special flair!
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terryaugiesaws@reddit

I don't think I've ever said Saudi couldn't careless and corrected your grammar for certain phrases.
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Scrappy_The_Crow@reddit

I say it the proper way: "couldn't care less."
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willtag70@reddit

I say "couldn't are less". "Could care less" is a shortened expression that everyone understands, but is logically wrong.
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Significant_Foot9570@reddit

I am fascinated by how the title of this post came to be.
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Auto correct being dumb not having time to edit myself
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cherrycokeicee@reddit

are you posting under duress? blink twice if you need help
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

I need jack reacher to get me outta they said I'd get jihaded
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

😁😠🙂‍↕️
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cometparty@reddit

Are you familiar with any of these symbols: .,!?':;
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Iwas sick that week at school legitimately struggled for years with punctuation turn out I was dyslexic for my entire school life wasn't picked up on until college
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revengeappendage@reddit

I want you to know I read it in the voice of the Saudi king (or Prince or whoever) that sounds like Optimus Prime lol
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o93mink@reddit

Are you being chased?
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Kestrel_Iolani@reddit

And if you don't have time to edit yourself, why do you assume we have time to parse your answer and reply?
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Fair enough
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DeathByBamboo@reddit

You had time to make a post but not time to edit what you were typing?
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terrovek3@reddit

Very few of us pay much heed to how the Saudis care about our grammar.
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somerandomguy576@reddit

Speak for yourself pal. Some of us care about our reputation abroad. /s
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greatBLT@reddit

Same, but without the /s
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Mushrooming247@reddit

I say, “I could not care less about that,” if that’s what I’m trying to express, that I already care so little that I could not care any less.
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Spot on I believe
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sonotorian@reddit

I can ALWAYS care less. You misunderestimate the depths to which my lack of caring extends. And yet, still deeper it can reach.
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Santa clause is dead i could care less just doesn't roll off the tongue right
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JerichoMassey@reddit

Farsi what I mean?
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Kuwait right there asecond Iran some tests i was stupid.
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bishopredline@reddit

I don't think the Saudis care very much
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Shoukram
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wvc6969@reddit

Ignoring the title, I don’t say “I could care less” because the grammar bothers me but lots of people say it commonly.
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Ravenclaw79@reddit

I’d only say it for sarcastic emphasis: “I COULD care less, but not by much.”
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

The lowest form of homour
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sto_brohammed@reddit

"Correct" is a pretty loaded term here. It sounds like you're taking a fairly prescriptivist approach towards grammar and I don't, I take a descriptivist one. "Correct" is determined by common usage and comprehensibility. When people say "I could care less" they mean that they don't care and we all understand that. I personally don't say it but I just didn't hear it growing up. If I did I'd still say it. Language isn't mathematics, supposed grammatical "errors" like double negatives, ending sentences with prepositions and splitting infinitives are perfectly fine because they're in common usage.
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Alternative-Law4626@reddit

"I couldn't care less" I don't know what sensible thing the other way would be saying.
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Usual_Zombie6765@reddit

I say “I couldn’t care less” or “I could not care less”
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

It's I couldn't only use that one please it's every english persons pet peeve with American TV shows
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Fireberg@reddit

The only reason I care at any level for the Saudi Kingdom is because of their location.
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machagogo@reddit

This post amuses me to no end.
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blackbellamy@reddit

I couldn't care less is correct though. It means I am incapable of caring less.
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CupBeEmpty@reddit

I could care less can be accurate too depending on how sarcastic you are.
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Current_Poster@reddit

Sorry? I don't think I get the question.
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BreakfastBeerz@reddit

I say I couldn't care less, but if someone says I could care less it doesn't bother me. I just read it as, " I could care less", but I care so little already that I won't bother.
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OhThrowed@reddit

Generally, I only correct my grammar for clarity's sake. Beyond clarity, I couldn't care less.
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Chunderdragon86@reddit (OP)

Nipped in the bud there fellow well done the king of England thanks you for using his mother's English correctly
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PotatoPirate5G@reddit

I say "I couldn't care less" because it makes sense given the context.
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