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We don' need no steenkin' logic - In my view, logic is a bit like magic - even if you don't believe in it, it works.



And the magic of an expression like 'I could care less' is that it isn't logical and it also works. Whether you believe it or not.

(context and speaker are important)



To "context and speaker" I would add "hearer" - to my ears it does NOT work, at all. It makes me think of things which matter a great deal, things about which I could indeed care less. I could care less about breathing, eating, or whether my student passes her state registration exams for nursing. I could, but I won't.

noho ora mai
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