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blamebrampton) wrote2015-07-12 12:14 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2015-07-12 12:14 pm
Quick Question for Americans
I have a usage question, fingers crossed there are a couple of people ambling by who can answer it.
I know that the use of 'I could care less' for 'I couldn't care less' is regional in the US (it's confusing to the rest of us, but once you know it exists and isn't an ironic turning of the phrase, it's easily understood, so no wuckers (as about 11 Australians still say).)
HOWEVER, I see an enormous amount of 'That's such a cliché ending,' but I don't know whether that's US standard, like aluminum*, or US regional like could care less.
Help!
* I'd say it was all Noah Webster's fault, which it pretty much is, but Humphry Davy started the whole palaver. I read an hilarious blog about ten years ago with a British scientist ranting about the fact that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's ruling in favour of aluminium was broadly ignored in the US. 'Fine!' he wrote. 'In that case, Sulphur! SULPHUR! Phuck you all!'
I know that the use of 'I could care less' for 'I couldn't care less' is regional in the US (it's confusing to the rest of us, but once you know it exists and isn't an ironic turning of the phrase, it's easily understood, so no wuckers (as about 11 Australians still say).)
HOWEVER, I see an enormous amount of 'That's such a cliché ending,' but I don't know whether that's US standard, like aluminum*, or US regional like could care less.
Help!
* I'd say it was all Noah Webster's fault, which it pretty much is, but Humphry Davy started the whole palaver. I read an hilarious blog about ten years ago with a British scientist ranting about the fact that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's ruling in favour of aluminium was broadly ignored in the US. 'Fine!' he wrote. 'In that case, Sulphur! SULPHUR! Phuck you all!'
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"That's so cliche" or "That's such a cliche ending" is not as frequently used. The former more in my area than the latter. It does tend to have a snobby, West Coast kind of vibe to it. So if you say it, prepare to pile on the disdain. :)
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My ideas of snobby West Coast have been entirely formed by one of my Mum's exes from Marin (is it Marin County? It's been too long ...) who judged everyone she met by income and interior decorator. I have never met anyone who owned so much taupe ;-)