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i think few would be able to pull that off consistently*
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Posted by torinese
on October 25, 2023, 9:01:29, in reply to "
if you emphasize the "could"
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then there's an implication of a "but," as in "I *could* care less, but it would be difficult"
so it would be correct in that case....because of the implication
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 7:19:20
"for all intensive purposes"*
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Blazer
October 25, 2023, 17:00:46
I expected alt to post about a lion’s share
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Nobster
October 25, 2023, 15:57:31
copy this whole thread and promt ChatGPT to create a 2-minute speech
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Nobster
October 25, 2023, 15:55:10
topics: legos, Star Wars, MCU*
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biclops
October 25, 2023, 15:54:56
I’m considering retelling the OG SW trilogy
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 16:25:59
Use "ask" as a noun. *
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doubledown
October 25, 2023, 9:02:34
As you work!*
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opey8
October 25, 2023, 8:38:02
*bing!*
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Nobster
October 25, 2023, 15:51:56
effing business*
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bbonb
October 25, 2023, 8:42:13
the point is moo*
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Nobster
October 25, 2023, 15:52:19
WINNER*
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Jackie
October 25, 2023, 8:39:47
Talk about Illinois football having multi-year success.*
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DT
October 25, 2023, 8:36:18
“I could care less”
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bbonb
October 25, 2023, 8:31:35
I would literally die if I had to do that.
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ghost_of_clt
October 25, 2023, 8:23:50
you could work in a malapropism
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memyselfandillini
October 25, 2023, 8:04:14
Say “anyways”
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Chilango
October 25, 2023, 8:00:14
Use "Inconceivable" incorrectly. Lock*
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timmer
October 25, 2023, 7:38:23
solid*
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memyselfandillini
October 25, 2023, 8:04:33
Try using the phrase "you can't have your cake and eat it too"... which is wrong... and see if
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Wotcher
October 25, 2023, 7:28:12
"you can't have your cake and eat it too" is correct
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 8:08:31
ooo
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 8:15:46
i think that's one of those things that has been said that way for so long, it is accepted.
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torinese
October 25, 2023, 7:36:32
Yeah... that's valid, I suppose. Same probably goes for saying "irregardless" and "you've got
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Wotcher
October 25, 2023, 7:45:13
I used to have a boss that would say things wrong all the time and never believe us when we
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
October 25, 2023, 7:57:15
There is absolutely nothing wrong with 'could care less'. *
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larue33
October 25, 2023, 8:15:40
Yes there is, it implies you COULD care less than you do now
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
October 25, 2023, 15:15:37
you are correct assuming it's said correctly. problem is it usually isn't
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 8:18:19
Tell me about it.
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larue33
October 25, 2023, 8:34:12
if you emphasize the "could"
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Sammich
October 25, 2023, 8:24:14
i think few would be able to pull that off consistently*
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torinese
October 25, 2023, 9:01:29
Ha! Nip it in the butt! That's a good one. She clearly had other things on her mind.*
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Wotcher
October 25, 2023, 8:02:45
ooo
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 7:50:09
Those bozos really screwed that up for a lot of ignorant and impressionable people
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Wotcher
October 25, 2023, 7:54:59
still a great song
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IlliniSax05
October 25, 2023, 8:02:45
Chomping at the bit. *
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harb
October 25, 2023, 7:49:51
Talk about whatever topic, but slip in an "for all intensive purposes."
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tvillini
October 25, 2023, 7:25:01
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