(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In my school, theres the 2 year rule, you dont go out with anyone more than 2 years older/younger than you. When this rule is broken shit goes down and its all people talk about for a while.

So does your school have any rules that everyone knows? My school has the 2 year rule and you never go for a shit at school. it just doesnt happen :lol:

Really... could they? By how much.

Seriously, I hate to troll you like this Solo but it had to be done. You're better than this. COULD care less... COULD care less?! Really. I don't want to be forced into playing grammar nazi here but is it so much to ask that people learn the difference between "could" and "couldn't", it would be so bad if it wasn't for the fact that getting it wrong means the exact fúcking opposite of what you mean.

What you've just implied is that when you where in school "they" cared quite a lot about who dated who. How can people make this mistake? When you read that back to yourself does that not sound entirely fúcking stupid to you? Do you not see it or something? It's only your native bloody language people AAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!

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This is mainly for younger years. Im year 10 (15 will be 16 later this year) and dating a year 8 is a push as they look too young, no one is currently doing it (that im aware of) but if someone from year 10 were to go out with a year 7 (new to secondary school) it wouldnt be right. its just something that has happened in school now, and by the looks of it a few schools

It's said with sarcasm here. I don't know about across the pond, but sarcasm is widely used here....by some more than others. :rolleyes: When you say "I could care less" sarcastically it means you don't have even the smallest bit of interest to the said topic/event/whatever. If you don't emphasize the 'could,' then it's a very common example of sarcasm.

I completely understand your point though; because technically it says that you actually could care less. So you do care about it if you can care less. It's just something common here, everyone knows that it's sarcasm and understands you. Is American grammar a bunch of oxymorons? Not to me, because it's just something you learn as correct. Maybe someone without that perspective would think differently.

Another instance is saying something like "You're cool." You don't actually mean that person is cool, but rather the opposite. But maybe I just gave you another example to use to defraud American grammar. :wink:

Don't try and get out of this, it's a well known fact that British humour is based of sarcasm with shows like Blackadder and Red Dwarf yet most Americans don't "get" sarcasm. Saying sarcasm is widely used in USA is like claiming that Islam is really popular in the western world at the moment... a total fúcking lie basically. USA is famous for not understanding sarcasm, seriously.

YOU may use it sarcastically occationally, maybe, (although I don't think you do, I think you slipped up because the mistake is so common over there and you're trying to save your bacon), but don't try to convince me that the average person using it in every day speach is using is sarcastically because they're not. I watch American TV, I listen to podcasts made in America and about 75% of the YouTubers I watch are American too... they say it all the time, it's not sarcasm and we both know it.

Still my sexy friend, I'll leave this gental ribbing as it is, it's not worthy of a full on trolling. You're a decent guy who slipped up because everyone makes that mistake, I'm not blaming you, I'm just taking the piss a little. It's like "less" and "fewer", everyone does it but for someone who speaks proper English, it makes people sound like pre-school children in my head and I'm forced to pull them on it.

I feel dumb after reading this

Really? It's used in moderation in the adult world, but in school many people used it. I'd say everyone has experience with it and knows what it is. Though I'll retract my 'used widely' statement. Messed up there, but it is used.

I don't think I misstepped at all with the way I used it. It's just...how it's used here. If I make a mistake, I own up to it. I've never heard someone say they "could care less" about something, meaning they actually could in fact care less. I can't really even think of how I'd phrase it.

Here's an example of how I'd say it:
Friend: How do you think the Wizards will do this season?
Me: I don't know...I could care less about the Wizards.

Here, I'll quote an article by the Boston paper.


Maybe I was just taught wrong or the phrase has been americanized. I'm not trying to cover my ass;.. it may be going against the literal definition, but the phrase is accepted as genuine sarcasm where I live. We could all just be making the same mistake. maybe we're all wrong, but we'll go down with the improper ship together.

But if I'm truely mistaken, thanks for the correction. It's just trivial debate, but yet good debate. I'm always glad to say my side and hear the other's with an intelligent person like you TC.

Nobody in my school cares. Freshmen and Seniors hook up all the time..

I've got this rule at my school and it's hardly ever broken. No one really cares if it is though. A few people will say some comments about it, but nothing too bad.

my school doesn't have that rule lol and i live in canada.