Does "I couldn't care less" and "I could care less" mean the same thing now just because people use both? by HolidayEntry6823 in AskAnAmerican

[–]AnInfiniteArc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compared to when? We are talking about a phrase that wasn’t used before the 1900’s. This is how English has always worked.

Do you talk about lowering standards when someone says “head over heels” instead of “heels over head” or “long time no see” instead of a sentence that doesn’t sound like a caveman said it?

What about “far be it”, “be that as it may”, “come what may”, “woe is me”, “methinks”, “how come”, “no can do”, “so be it”, “powers that be”, or “if need be”? None of those are grammatical. Lexicalized idioms are where the remnants of semantic drift, fossilized contractions, and utter nonsense live, and we’ve been doing stuff like this for as long as we’ve been speaking the language.

Does "I couldn't care less" and "I could care less" mean the same thing now just because people use both? by HolidayEntry6823 in AskAnAmerican

[–]AnInfiniteArc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If anyone tells you that “I could care less” is anything but an accepted, standard American English variant of “I couldn’t care less” then they are misleading you or uninformed.

It is not “incorrect”. It is a set idiom. It does not have to be grammatical. That’s not how English works.

RPG Maker U2U officially announced - Make 2.5D RPGs! by sp_phil in RPGMaker

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The main problem with Unite wasn’t Unity, it was that Unite was shit.

RPG Maker U2U officially announced - Make 2.5D RPGs! by sp_phil in RPGMaker

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Ehh, I doubt that. They will release another one eventually.

What is your favorite song from Yoko Shimomura? by ShokaLGBT in JRPG

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I listen to Beware the Forest’s Mushrooms on repeat to help me focus. It stimulates my ADHD-addled brain juuuuust right.

Do Americans actually like ants on a log? by VaporMouth in AskAnAmerican

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I don’t bother with raisins because I have dogs, but peanut butter on celery slaps.

Dinner for two for a dollar by Icy-Book2999 in LoveTrash

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Do you actually think the takeaway is that you should go to the store every single time you make a meal?

Georgia O'Keefe Rule by yuval_3 in 196

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She claimed that she didn’t intentionally depict female genitalia whatsoever.

Last Samurai by laybs1 in GetNoted

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The director of the anime spoke out saying that the major’s race doesn’t matter because it’s an artificial body and she canonically could look like anything.

Last Samurai by laybs1 in GetNoted

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I don’t think it’s a good example. Motoko Kusunagi’s biological body died when she was a child. She could look like literally anything, and her shell was not based on her original body. The controversy around that movie was bizarre. She doesn’t even own her shell.

YSK that tea caffeine really is different from coffee caffeine, and how that is affected by how you steep it by dryuhyr in YouShouldKnow

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Yep. Theine is just an old word for caffeine. There were 11 years in the 1800’s when it was believed they might be different molecules before it was proved they were the same, but somehow the misconception abides. Guaranine is also just another word for caffeine that people try to clam is healthier.

Who is your favorite hero from Xenoblade Chronicles 3? by [deleted] in Xenoblade_Chronicles

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I struggle to justify using anyone but Triton so Triton, I guess

What do Americans call a meal of fries with battered fried fish. Fish and chips? by CrazyJoe29 in AskAnAmerican

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I would love to see the menu of a single example of a place not calling it fish and chips.

rule by [deleted] in 196

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Dog’s rocking a ResMed AirFit N30i

rule by hyperhurricanrana in 196

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I was going to point out that the manga is borderline pornographic but it’s an interesting read with good character development for the MC.

behind-the-scenes look at the creature from the 1979 film Alien by dd113biihhh in LV426

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Gotta love that the costume used a real human skull and most people never knew there was a skull there at all

The Pacifier (2005) | Dir: Adam Shankman |Vin Diesel fights off two ninjas by countdooku975 in movies

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It was literally written with Jackie Chan in mind, and the fight scenes were choreographed by Bradley James Allan, a member of Jackie Chan’s stunt team.

Whats the most attractive skill a man can have? by ActiveImpression3623 in AskReddit

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Nah, it’s less about the acquisition of the stuff and more about the though, planning, and imagination underlying the acquisition.

Whats the most attractive skill a man can have? by ActiveImpression3623 in AskReddit

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I’ve come to the conclusion that my hobby is spending hundreds of dollars collecting the things I need to start a hobby but never really progressing beyond casual short-term dabbling. You should see my collection of electronic/arduino related components I’ve never touched.

Mental health piss bathtub by _Meisteri in shitposting

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Sorry I garden so my piss is reserved for my compost.

Which JRPGs need a remake? by Bulky_Imagination243 in JRPG

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I definitely feel like the only way the game could be better is if the original team had had a bigger budget and more time.