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To: Janice Shell who wrote (26)	1/1/1998 4:58:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Read Replies (1) of 4710

Janice: We've just met, and already I have to argue with you. I do remember "I couldn't care less" being used in conversation and then being replaced by what I think is the ironic "I could care less". Certainly the actual idea is conveyed by the former. The user really means that he/she cares very little about the topic under discussion, and if "I could care less" is interpreted literally, it must mean that the person has a greater degree of care than zero. See my post Message 3018268 Also, you are correct in that "people who" is now preferable to "people that", but it was not always so. Examples: 1. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice: PORTIA. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest -- It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 2. Anglican/Episcopal Book of Common Prayer: Thou that sittest at the right hand of the God the Father, have mercy on us. Just remember, the language is changing! Jack

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