Me , personally?
I could care less about the -
whoa.
you don't need the "me' in that sentence or the 'personally"
And you "couldn't care less"
you can say that again
Ok, which part?
ugh. I truly hate these grammar police episodes. People don’t use letter perfect grammar when they talk. Joe’s mom needs to get a clue then go get a job working as a book editor and leave her family and friends alone.
She’s wrong anyway. Since she doesn’t have the ability to read Joe’s mind, she doesn’t know whether he couldn’t care less about the subject or he COULD care less but still needs to vent about it. Both are correct ways of expressing his opinion depending on how he actually feels about something.
I understand the thrust of the ‘humor’ in this arc, but this woman would be immensely unlikable in any part of the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland [pretty much any English-speaking nation] that has Regional dialects.
Being correct in print, when not quoting a ‘vernacular’, is absolutely necessary. I would love to see an entire town throw rotting vegetables at her after about 45 minutes of her ‘linguafacism.’
My dad was like this. I haven’t spoken to him in years. He also has no friends. Only my sister talks to him now.
Right with her when she drives and constantly correct her Joe. Mom better be careful before he stops talking to her except on Mother’s Day and her birthday.
Mom sees it as either of two possibilities. Either it’s right, or it’s wrong. When one cannot construct a grammatically correct statement, others subconsciously question the speakers ability to state facts. Every error chips a piece of your overall credibility away.
Bravo for her!!!!and saying that I COULD care less just doesnt make any sense at all!I never understood how ‘I couldn’t care less’ turned into ‘I could care less’ a few years ago
emjaycee over 11 years ago
As annoying as she is to most people grammarily, I do learn a lot from her. All except her driving habits.
Dave Cowdery over 11 years ago
Me, personally? I could care less. No, actually I couldn’t. Let’s move on to something else.
rpmurray over 11 years ago
I COULD care less, but I don’t.
Dani Rice over 11 years ago
I grew up with an English teacher, and this is real life, folks. Be glad your dad was a plumber!
BigKid over 11 years ago
Enough with this annoying broad already!
ewalnut over 11 years ago
Just get up and leave, Joe.
je40 over 11 years ago
The sad reality of life today – while her methods are annoying, she is correct, but no one cares about being correct any longer.
harebell over 11 years ago
He evidently wasn’t listening when he was a child: why would he listen now?
kab2rb over 11 years ago
Joe may speak as he does on purpose to annoy her and does not care how he speaks grammaly correct English.
crystalwizard over 11 years ago
ugh. I truly hate these grammar police episodes. People don’t use letter perfect grammar when they talk. Joe’s mom needs to get a clue then go get a job working as a book editor and leave her family and friends alone.
crystalwizard over 11 years ago
She’s wrong anyway. Since she doesn’t have the ability to read Joe’s mind, she doesn’t know whether he couldn’t care less about the subject or he COULD care less but still needs to vent about it. Both are correct ways of expressing his opinion depending on how he actually feels about something.
krys723 over 11 years ago
I thought this was about gun control…Joe can’t even get a sentence out without his mother stopping him! Wow
arlandolpho over 11 years ago
I understand the thrust of the ‘humor’ in this arc, but this woman would be immensely unlikable in any part of the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland [pretty much any English-speaking nation] that has Regional dialects.
Being correct in print, when not quoting a ‘vernacular’, is absolutely necessary. I would love to see an entire town throw rotting vegetables at her after about 45 minutes of her ‘linguafacism.’
My dad was like this. I haven’t spoken to him in years. He also has no friends. Only my sister talks to him now.
QuietStorm27 over 11 years ago
Right with her when she drives and constantly correct her Joe. Mom better be careful before he stops talking to her except on Mother’s Day and her birthday.
jimcos over 11 years ago
Mom sees it as either of two possibilities. Either it’s right, or it’s wrong. When one cannot construct a grammatically correct statement, others subconsciously question the speakers ability to state facts. Every error chips a piece of your overall credibility away.
Five boys over 11 years ago
My daughter-in-law is a kindergarten teacher, she does this too. I don’t say much around her!
rkozakand over 11 years ago
Bravo for her!!!!and saying that I COULD care less just doesnt make any sense at all!I never understood how ‘I couldn’t care less’ turned into ‘I could care less’ a few years ago