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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
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Couldn't care less about/couldn't care less if

Which would you say if not both?

I couldn't care less about my phone.

I couldn't care less if I broke my phone.

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Hi, Which would you say if not both? I couldn't care less about my phone. I couldn't care less if I broke my phone.

— Clive

  • Hi, Which would you say if not both?
  • I couldn't care less about my phone.
  • I couldn't care less if I broke my phone.
  • Both are OK.
  • But #1 says nothing about breaking it.
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Hi,

Which would you say if not both?

I couldn't care less about my phone.

I couldn't care less if I broke my phone.

Both are OK.

But #1 says nothing about breaking it. Depending on context, it could for example mean

'I never bother to answer my phone'.

Clive
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