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Please, stop misusing 'I could care less'

The ubiquitous (and unnerving) 'I could care less' means the opposite of what many people think it does. All right, it's time to calibrate your apathy more precisely.
By Eileen Burmeister | Posted: June 12, 2012
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that grammar is important. By me, at least. And if by "universally acknowledged" you mean that all of the voices in my head are in agreement, then yes, grammar is important. Of course there are those who are reading this and saying: "Correct grammar? Important? Why, I could care less." Ah, but you're wrong. And that's why it's important. Are you saying, "I could care less," or, "I couldn't care less"? The answer makes read more...

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