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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: care |
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1.I couldn't care less if the Yankees win.
2.I couldn't care if the Yankees win.
3.I don't care if the Yankees win.
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I think that the aboves are almost same to me. But I'm not sure.
Can you tell me the difference among them?
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Mister Micawber
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:49 am Post subject: |
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I think they all have the same meaning, Chan-Seung. You may have presented them in order of decreasing vehemence.
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wintersweet
Joined: 03 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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1.I couldn't care less if the Yankees win.
and
3.I don't care if the Yankees win.
mean basically the same thing. I agree with Mister Micawber that #1 sounds much stronger than #3. However, #2 ("I couldn't care if") is not a structure that is commonly used, at least in American English.
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