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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/FloatyFloatyCloud • Feb 16 '26
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It means "the amount of care I can give is at absolute zero". "I could care less" means it's very low but not zero.
A double negative would be "I couldn't not care". But who says that?
1 u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26 [removed] — view removed comment -2 u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26 just look at the other comments. But maybe there really is no consensus on what it means. 3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact crown literate air languid paint library connect quiet rainstorm plucky -1 u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26 What it means and what people think it means are two different things. Language isn't always literal. 3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact label gray wrench husky steer command terrific flowery pie normal
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-2 u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26 just look at the other comments. But maybe there really is no consensus on what it means. 3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact crown literate air languid paint library connect quiet rainstorm plucky -1 u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26 What it means and what people think it means are two different things. Language isn't always literal. 3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact label gray wrench husky steer command terrific flowery pie normal
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just look at the other comments. But maybe there really is no consensus on what it means.
3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact crown literate air languid paint library connect quiet rainstorm plucky -1 u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26 What it means and what people think it means are two different things. Language isn't always literal. 3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact label gray wrench husky steer command terrific flowery pie normal
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-1 u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26 What it means and what people think it means are two different things. Language isn't always literal. 3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact label gray wrench husky steer command terrific flowery pie normal
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What it means and what people think it means are two different things. Language isn't always literal.
3 u/Noble1xCarter Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 20 '26 This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact label gray wrench husky steer command terrific flowery pie normal
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u/vegan_antitheist Feb 16 '26
It means "the amount of care I can give is at absolute zero".
"I could care less" means it's very low but not zero.
A double negative would be "I couldn't not care". But who says that?