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A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 3:50 pm
by Lynks
I couldn't care less. Saying "I could care less" implies that you do care some.

Winnow (repeat offender), Spang, Fash, Midnyte, Boogahz, and the list goes on but these people have used it incorrectly in the last 4 months... and it's been bugging the hell out of me.

That is all.



Edit: Capital E!

Re: A lesson in proper english

Posted: August 18, 2008, 3:52 pm
by Fash
i could care less

(i care a little)

Re: A lesson in proper english

Posted: August 18, 2008, 3:53 pm
by miir
I could care more that it bugs you.

Re: A lesson in proper english

Posted: August 18, 2008, 3:58 pm
by Spang
The e in English should be capitalized.

Other than that, I could care less.

Re: A lesson in proper english

Posted: August 18, 2008, 4:08 pm
by cadalano
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: persons observed using the phrase "a whole nother" or "irregardless" shall be sent to work camps.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 4:58 pm
by Aslanna
And how do you now that they don't care a little? Maybe they do! Irregardless that might be a whole nother issue altogether.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 5:03 pm
by Lynks
You should have wrote "alittle" since so many people write "a lot" as one word.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 5:47 pm
by masteen
Amon doo wut ah wont wif mah langage! Tik ur french ass back to canaydia, Frenchy!

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 6:03 pm
by Xouqoa
Lynks wrote:You should have wrote "alittle" since so many people write "a lot" as one word.
We've already addressed that. I think most people now realize that "a lot" is two words.

OMGIAMRETARDEDCAUSEALOTISTWOWORDS

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 6:23 pm
by Lynks
masteen wrote:Amon doo wut ah wont wif mah langage! Tik ur french ass back to canaydia, Frenchy!
Careful, a lot of us french folk live in Florida. I might retire there and give you a good ole ass whoopin.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 7:24 pm
by Boogahz
Lynks wrote:I couldn't care less. Saying "I could care less" implies that you do care some.

Winnow (repeat offender), Spang, Fash, Midnyte, Boogahz, and the list goes on but these people have used it incorrectly in the last 4 months... and it's been bugging the hell out of me.

That is all.



Edit: Capital E!
Someone woke up with their g-string on backwards. This is funny, and I will make sure to get this "wrong" for you more often. I know that I have used that phrase at least twice when referring to someone that could care less because they did care some. Maybe you just over analyze stupid shit.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 7:34 pm
by Lynks
Texas doesn't have a sense of humor... or good education. 8)

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 9:11 pm
by Winnow
kyoukan never capitalized anything including first words of sentences. this isn't a forum to worry about grammar. u r being a bit sensitive.

therefore, such as, I'm not going to stop using lower case at times on non U.S. countries, especially in the case of the french.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 10:18 pm
by miir
the french have a country now?

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 18, 2008, 10:19 pm
by Spang
Canada

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 19, 2008, 4:32 am
by Winnow
Lynks wrote:I couldn't care less. Saying "I could care less" implies that you do care some.

I'm using it correctly.

Recall the quote in Noel's .sig, "Oh, my God; I care so little, I almost passed out."

"Could care less" implies I care just enough not to pass out.

"Couldn't care less" would mean you were passed out and unable to reply.

You stand corrected.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 20, 2008, 11:42 am
by Bubba Grizz
I don't care.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 20, 2008, 4:05 pm
by Traz-KOE
Supposably.

Using an apostrophe in a plural (two tree's).

Should/could/would of.

All in all though, I could care less.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 20, 2008, 5:09 pm
by lmnt9
Lynks wrote:I couldn't care less. Saying "I could care less" implies that you do care some.

Winnow (repeat offender), Spang, Fash, Midnyte, Boogahz, and the list goes on but these people have used it incorrectly in the last 4 months... and it's been bugging the hell out of me.

That is all.



Edit: Capital E!
Making a post like this and not capitalizing the "E" in English says it all.

However, saying "I could care less" absolutely does NOT imply that you care some. It implies that you COULD care some, but you don't have to ( if you don't want to - neener, neener, neener).

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 20, 2008, 5:19 pm
by cadalano
not capitalizing the E is simply Muphry's law in action. it cannot be denied.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 20, 2008, 7:46 pm
by Lynks
In my defense, writing "English" in French (anglais), doesn't require using a capital letter since the French don't consider a language as a proper noun. 8)


Les Anglais parlent l'anglais.
The English speak English.

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 20, 2008, 7:50 pm
by cadalano
In my defense, writing "English" in French (anglais), doesn't require using a capital letter since the French don't consider a language as a proper noun.
GUESS WHAT SUPERFLUOUS COMMA FRANCEY-PANTS

Re: A lesson in proper English

Posted: August 20, 2008, 7:56 pm
by Lynks
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