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Codpiece@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days ago

The hill I will die on: I really don’t like ‘like’ – or other imprecise and redundant speech

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The hill I will die on: I really don’t like ‘like’ – or other imprecise and redundant speech

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Codpiece@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days ago
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The hill I will die on: I really don’t like ‘like’ – or other imprecise and redundant speech | Louis de Bernières
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Junk speak, like junk food, encourages verbal littering. It has to be one of the worst things about life in Britain, says author Louis de Bernières
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    I’m with David Mitchell, and the hill I will die on is hating the phrase “could care less”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

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      Haven’t watched the video, but that’s because that’s not what the phrase is. It is “couldn’t care less”

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        That’s literally what Mitchell is ranting about. Like, the entire video is about how that is the correct phrase and “could care less” makes absolutely no sense.

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          Cool! I was quite upfront that I hadn’t had an opportunity to watch the video.

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