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I agree with you maryfield. I think behemoth see's you as an [censored] because he has no way to support his opinion (other than by namecalling)... while you do.

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Here is something to support the fact that "I could care less" is not sarcasm: It's obviously not. This is the exact same evidence as maryfield's whole quoted paragraph (although condensed) with the exception that it's actually true.

I mean, look who says it.

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Wow. The phrase "I could care less" is obviously a much stronger social marker than I realized. One of the benefits of observing linguistic habits of societies other than your own is ignorance of these markers. But you're British, right Sam? Do you come across the phrase in London?

And do you have any quarrel with the definition of sarcasm that I am using - i.e., actual meaning being the opposite of the literal meaning of the words used?

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No, I don't come across the phrase in London ever, I've only heard Americans say it. What better proof is there that it's not sarcasm than that?
<font color="white"> *ducks*</font>