Re: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-06-02 Thread Mike Brown
Jonny McIntosh wrote: I could care less (or in the uk, I *couldn't* care less) Yeah, is this a cultural thing? Why do so many Americans say the opposite of what they mean on this? It's sarcasm.

RE: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-06-02 Thread Robert Taylor
Really? And I thought the Brits had the monopoly on sarcasm! -Original Message- From: Mike Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:47 AM To: Jonny McIntosh Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...) Jonny McIntosh wrote: I

RE: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-06-02 Thread The REAL Mxyzptlk
From my experience, it's usually just a sloppy use of language - like using the (non) word irregardless. jeff At 04:30 AM 6/2/2003, Robert Taylor wrote: Really? And I thought the Brits had the monopoly on sarcasm! -- Jonny McIntosh wrote: I could care

RE: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-06-02 Thread Odeluga, Ken
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:57 AM To: Robert Taylor; Mike Brown; Jonny McIntosh Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...) From my experience, it's usually just a sloppy use of language - like using the (non) word irregardless

RE: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-05-30 Thread Odeluga, Ken
U tell us mate, your the Oxford don! ;-) What music is doing it for you right now maestro? Ken -Original Message- From: Jonny McIntosh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:51 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...) I

Re: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-05-30 Thread Placid
Talking about strange sayings I was trying to console someone the other day..and told them 'it will be ok..it's all uphill from here, then thought that¹s not right it's all downhill.. Which is even worse... In the end settled for meandering around in the middle of the hill carefully avoiding

Re: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-05-30 Thread dan
bored? why not start the weekly friday afternoon 313 flame war? how about morris minor and the majors encapsulate the true spirit of techno, everyone/thing else is a load of cobblers At 01:14 pm +0100 30/5/03, Placid wrote: Talking about strange sayings I was trying to console someone the

Re: (313) I could care less (was Hawtin or Mills...)

2003-05-30 Thread shosh
bored? why not start the weekly friday afternoon 313 flame war? how about morris minor and the majors encapsulate the true spirit of techno, everyone/thing else is a load of cobblers At 01:14 pm +0100 30/5/03, Placid wrote: Talking about strange sayings I was trying to console someone