I would sometimes say "I could care less...." wait for someone to inhale and be about to correct me "...but I can't be bothered".

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I think you and I have very different definitions of the word "interesting".

I disagree with that, there has to be other examples where the "n't" is drop otherwise there not much reason to think that that statement was started by people who could have a speech impediments or oral motor issues. Also "I could care less" might not even start by people who disregard rules of grammar or people don't think about the logical ramification of what they say, but it simply come down to an example of "whisper down the lane" where the "n't" is heard and people just repeat what they hear.

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.

I know. That's why you listen to power metal.

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I'm most bothered by the elementary mistakes, like to/too, your/you're, and their/they're/there. Today, I again encountered “defiantly” (definitely). That one gets to me too.

Some of the errors might be typographical errors (e.g. to/too), sometimes they overlooked, but I'm sure there are people who don't know the difference between various homophones.

"Defiantly" might arise from spell check replacing a mispelling of "definitely." Still that is two mistakes 1) a mispelling and 2) not paying attention to spell check. I think it comes down to not being careful what one writes. When I see those mistakes I kinda wonder how many people actually take time to do a quick proof reading of what they write.

The intolerance here is a little too much. ;)

I have to admit colour spelt "color" sounds weird when I read it. It kind of sounds like "col-lore." Colour seems to fit the pronunciation a lot better.

However the spelling of "organizing" is better than "organising."

I don't really mind the phrase "I could care less." I always thought it implied the person did "care" but came to the point where he's questioning that (usually out of some frustration).

Funny, I just came across this one:

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I only ever correct those sort of mistakes if the person making them is in the middle of calling someone else an idiot/to go back to school etc.

Just saw something that I think is appropriate for this thread.

People who say "Debating going out to X place" absolutely boils my piss.

This does not make sense. Who are you debating with? You're not. You're considering going.

Well, you'll have to excuse the schizophrenics of this for obvious reasons.

Good work :clap:

Indeed. People who don't listen to power metal are pretentious twats who find articles on random expressions to be interesting.

I can't stand when people clear their throat, tap, click pens, sniff or any noisy repetitiveness. My tolerance is low. Freebase people over here say exctra exctra which is even worse!

I so agree ;)

Judas priest helps keep me unpretentious :p:

Really? Even your grandma?

You people deserve one another.

Seriously. I sometimes forget how neurotic people can get.
Love you all, by the way.

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You know you secretly love it!

Please. My Meema loves Blind Guardian.

Some people have bad synus and need to sniff, like my dad. I confronted him about it once in annoyance and immedietly felt bad about it when I discovered he had a synus problem, then I realized I had the same thing. I sometimes find it card to breathe solely out of my nose. My mother also literally has no sense of smell, like literally.

I am not sure I understand this one. Never heard it being used before.

Oh I'm sorry to hear that. I can relate as I have a deviated septum so my nose gets clogged easily and makes it harder to breath out of. I also have a dust allergy which makes it worse.

A dust allergy? That mean you have to be vigilant at cleaning your house all the time? That must suck!

I have dust allergy too, although years of living in filth have kind of desensitized me :). I still get wheezy if I handle something really dusty though.

Yes I'm meant to but I am a terrible house keeper and let dust pile up. I'm on strong steroids sprays to combat my constantly blocked nose and bad breathing. I used to get sick all the time but I don't now which is a relief! Because it does, really, really suck.

How is one "allergic to dust"? It's not even a specific thing. You're either allergic to your own skin cells, airborne dirt, pollen, hairs, animal dander, paper particles, clothes particles, or pretty much any particle. Never gonna escape. You must be having histamine overreactions 24/7 and needing constant hospital supervision and hypo-allergenic environments.

Damn. Allergies are nothing to f*ck with.

This. Smokers coughs are bad too. I live with two smokers and every morning I am woken by their coughing, which lasts for about 30 minutes. It makes me rage.

I'm watching Cotto vs Trout in the boxing now and they have music they walk out to, if I was a boxer I wouldn't even bother with hyped music to get me in the mood as I walk to the ring, I'd just walk out to a looped recording of a smoker coughing and I'd be ready to kill guys.

I'm allergic to dust mite shit basically. Some or most of the symptoms I get is:

Hay fever,
Watering eyes,
Runny nose,
Sneezing,
Asthma, difficulty in breathing,
Infantile eczema
Itchy, red or watery eyes
Nasal congestion
Itchy nose, roof of mouth or throat
Postnasal drip
Cough
Facial pressure and pain
Frequent awakening
Swollen, blue-colored skin under your eyes

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