What is the Difference between "I Couldn't Care Less" and "I Could Care Less"?

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What is the Difference between "I
Couldn't Care Less" and "I Could Care Less"?

What is the Difference between "I Couldn't Care Less" and "I Could Care Less"? | Britannica Dictionary

If you say you "couldn't care less" about something, it means you do not care about it at all. You cannot care less than you do. Below are some exampl

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[davidvel]

The difference is one is correct, the other does not mean what people who say it mean to say.

 

[WaikikiFirst]

well said, my reaction "ummmm, 180 deg difference". Makes me go nukular when I hear that.

 

[LannyPC]

Maybe saying "could care less" has one fewer syllable and, thus, easier to say when many people understand both sentences as meaning the same thing?

However, I am one of those who gets uptight inside when people say "could care less" when what they really mean to say is "couldn't care less".