On 2020-07-17 07:55, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
I know "could care less" is the US version of this expression, but it's
inaccurate. Think about it: if you could care less, that implies that
you do care a little - which is not what you mean; you actually mean
"couldn'tĀ*careĀ*less".
Interesting, so the one with the double negative is the correct one. My
publik skool education really sucked.
Also interesting, in America we say "that horse is different
FROM that one". In the UK they say "that horse is different
TO that one". Or so the shows from the UK on Netflix use it.
You will find this 5:49 video very interesting. This is
Simon Wistler, my fourth favorite Brit:
The Truth About the Split Infinitive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc3cgdjUWI8
One of my customers just hired a English grad. To make
small talk with her, I asked her for her take on the
Split Infinitive. I could tell she barely knew
what I was talking about. I quickly changed the
subject as I could tell it made her uncomfortable