I find that I generally say, "I could NOT care less," with unnecessary emphasis on the word, 'not.' Most people 'round these here parts say, "I could care less."
I don't correct them or anything. I mean, I know what they mean when they're saying it, and that's enough for me. Personally, though, I wouldn't use the incorrect form. I don't hold others to the same grammatical standards, because conversational English in America is so far removed (in far more ways than just this) from more "literary" or "academic" English.
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