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Old 03-30-2004, 07:11 PM
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COULD CARE LESS
LIKE "bad" for "good", this expression actually means the exact opposite - that you couldn't

care less. If the trend continues, just think where we'll all end up - black will mean white, yes will mean no and Bush will mean "compassionate, intellectual, pacifist statesman". Next week: Is stupid the new clever?
Oh my!! I'm always at a loss with this and whenever someone answers me like that I get VERY confused!


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jaw. Jane Austen, whose literary classic Emma was the inspiration for Clueless, must be revolving in her grave.
Poor Jane! :P Although the experts do say that Clueless is not so bad as an adaptation of the novel. It's my least favourite Jane Austen's novel anyway!
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