Typos
tenpinkpiggies at hotmail.com
tenpinkpiggies at hotmail.com
Thu Aug 16 05:56:36 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 24266
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> What about... "I could care less"? I've always
> thought of it as "I couldn't care less" (which makes
> more sense), seen others use the "couldn't" form and
> used it that way myself, but I've also seen in older
> books where they do write "I could care less."
>
> little Alex
>
Oh, I agree. There are tons of examples where sarcasm may be used
in one case, and understatment in another. What I meant was, are there
any examples with the particular expression "not exactly", which is a
very common expression, but always, in my experience, followed by the
opposite of what is intended?
Cheers,
-Cornflower O'Shea
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