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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Using "don't care to·,

What would "I don’t care to help you." mean to you?
  

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I don't want to assist you. ****** off! Elegant wording and exaggerated politeness is one way in which educated English people can show rudeness to other educated English people.

— Clive

  • I don't want to assist you.
  • ****** off!
  • Elegant wording and exaggerated politeness is one way in which educated English people can show rudeness to other educated English people.
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I don't want to assist you. ****** off!


Elegant wording and exaggerated politeness is one way in which educated English people can show rudeness to other educated English people.
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Thanks. Some people have complained that "don't care to" means the opposite of what it intends.
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AnonymousSome people have complained that "don't care to" means the opposite of what it intends.
Unfortunately, sometimes the meaning depends on the inflection, and tone, and the region. However, I would take "don't care to" to mean exactly as Clive has stated.
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