"My friends couldn't have been even less excited."<br/><br/>"My friends couldn't be even less excited."<br/><br/>The differences in the meaning?<br/><br/>Thanks a lot.<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' alt='Emotion: wink'/>