So you do care?
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Let’s not open up that can of worms, it was debated to death on here recently, I know what I mean when I say that I could care less, or when I hear it said by others, or read it in a book or magazine, the fact that it’s grammatically incorrect doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, it’s been common parlance since 1955, and “I couldn’t care less” since 1945.
It might put YOUR teeth on edge, but to millions it’s just a phrase that they may hear or say from time to time
So it would appear, shrug, I’ve been called worse things
I accept your apology.Let’s not open up that can of worms, it was debated to death on here recently, I know what I mean when I say that I could care less, or when I hear it said by others, or read it in a book or magazine, the fact that it’s grammatically incorrect doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, it’s been common parlance since 1955, and “I couldn’t care less” since 1945.
It might put YOUR teeth on edge, but to millions it’s just a phrase that they may hear or say from time to time
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if i had a double scotch for every person stood beside someone who told that joke......
One of my friends at school actually lived in a house in Combe Down, which had a mine entrance in the back garden! It was all closed up with chunky security gates etc. but his dad took us down there to have a look once. IIRC they used to store weapons down there during WW2 (although obviously it was empty by the time we were there).
bet you can't get a double scotch in your cup!Gee thanks, my cup runneth over
That was amusing, to be fair.
EDIT: this topic is utter ****. People like me should stop bumping it.
Never heard that one before. It means your pint isn't full?
That sounds like a variant of "a few spanners short of a toolbox" or similar
"You know that Jimmy? 'Is pint aren't quite full!"
Top quality posting. This is why we need an upvote/like system.
:edit: on topic, this is why I don't drink pints/at all tbh.
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You do share a very similar style of posting/attention seeking/spamming to be fair.
I think we should open it. It is more interesting than the OP.
It is one of the most infuriating phrases which anyone can use. It doesn't even remotely have any kind of grammatical sense. It is right up there with "Can I lend a tenner off you".
Heathen.
Ah, maybe it's local to the Fowey area then. IIRC you're based near Truro, so perhaps it hasn't travelled that far.
But yes, it's used when the bartender doesn't fill the glass to the top or if the pint has too much of a head on it.
Interestingly, in parts of Germany, they will complain if you don't have enough head on the beer — so you can't win.
Can I get a latte.
Yeah, there are some interesting culture differences between England and certain parts of Europe.
English people buy a cup of tea from a café and if it's NOT full to the brim, complain they're being short-changed.
Dutch people buy a cup of tea and if it IS full to the brim, complain that they might spill it over themselves.
Go to “search” and look for ‘Phrases I can’t stand’, I think that it was around mid June that it was running, mostly you’ll find posts castigating me for my temerity in using “I could care less”, with one or two where I vainly fight a rearguard action defending my use of it.
If that ‘Heathen’ is aimed my way, I’ll wear it as a badge of honour for putting up with the obdurate English.
That's not limited to Cornwall or pints.
My in laws are from London and say the same thing if you make them a cup of tea that's not on the verge of overflowing.