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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by justinhj on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:10AM (#49537515)
In the US "Could care less" is the equivalent to the British expression "Couldn't care less". The intention and meaning is the same. So the original comment did mean to say what they said.

My point was that what may look like a mistake or a contradiction is just cultural development of natural language.

Another example is the British expression "It would be cheap at half the price"

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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by slater on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:53AM (#49538165)
> In the US "Could care less" is the equivalent to the British expression "Couldn't care less"

No, it's not.

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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by pasc1878 on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @01:37PM (#49539663)
It is. The American version just does not say what it means.
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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by justinhj on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @01:45PM (#49539776)
Yes, it is.
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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by tingletech on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @02:54PM (#49540720)
maybe it's regional? I always thought "Could care less" was in the same class as "irregardless" or "daylight saving time" -- in common use yet technically incorrect
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