Britishism - "carelessly"

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "eloise_herisson" 
<eloiseherisson at a...> wrote:
> Jane Deau:
> > I was wondering the meaning of a phrase I have read by British 
> authors. 
> > 
> > "... he said carelessly."
> > 
> > And example would be:
> > 
> >  "I've got two names," said Christopher Robin carelessly.
> > 
> >   What does in mean in Brit-speak to say something carelessly? It 
> is not so=
> > mething we say 
> > or write in America much.

~Eloise:
> I think it means "casually". In this case it indicates that 
> Christopher Robin is actually rather making a point of having two 
> names - it's something he's rather proud of - but he's just  
> dropping it casually into the conversation as if it doesn't matter. 
> It often indicates a false modesty.
 
Geoff:
More generally, "unconcernedly", "without much 
attention", "negligently". As Eloise has said, it's often a throwaway 
line.