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Re:The Typo Generation Is Damaging Literature by Isamu on Saturday November 07, 2026 @03:28PM (#50407753)
It concerns me though when a programmer “could care less” about the difference between an expression and its negation.
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Re:The Typo Generation Is Damaging Literature by badc0ffee on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:49PM (#50410492)
To me, "could care less" is perfectly readable, because people writing that mean "couldn't care less" 100% of the time.

Now, could (or couldn't) "careless" bothers me.

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Re:The Typo Generation Is Damaging Literature by AngryData on Sunday November 08, 2026 @01:08PM (#50415574)
Im not because you can treat it as a threat rather than a simple statement.

"Keep talking and I can care less than I already do."

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