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Could you please give your take on this? Are both of these equally natural and synonymous? I couldn't care less This is the version that makes sense.

— Clive

  • Could you please give your take on this?
  • Are both of these equally natural and synonymous?
  • I couldn't care less This is the version that makes sense.
  • I could care les s This does not make sense.
  • It means the opposite of the above.
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Could you please give your take on this? Are both of these equally natural and synonymous?

I couldn't care less This is the version that makes sense.


I could care less This does not make sense. It means the opposite of the above. When I hear or read it, it makes me think that the person does not care much about using English correctly.

Clive

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Mr. TomCould you please give your take on this? Are both of these equally natural and synonymous?

You used to be able to find a post of mine in which I gave my opinion on this, but it seems someone has removed it.

They are both natural and synonymous to me.

I take I could care less as the end of a sentence which has an implicit beginning,

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Mr. TomI could care less

When that is used to mean couldn't it is a mistake. It is one of many common mistakes in English that some native speakers make. You can use a search engine to look for lists of common mistakes in English and be surprised how many there are. Some are funny.

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