Which popular, though grammatically or logically incorrect, variants do you often hear in everyday conversations?

Like "he had another thing coming" and "I could care less", for example.

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FreddieUK · 70-79, M

In UK English, it's 'I couldn't care less'. I don't know how it became corrupted, if that's the right word, in American English.

The other phrase you mentioned also comes perhaps from something misheard: he thought this but he had another think coming.

FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F

@FreddieUK i admit, i will occasionally say, "I could care less" on accident, but honestly, if I'm remarking about something, i probably could, so I tend to let it go.

bijouxbroussard · F

@FreddieUK It’s "I couldn’t care less" in US English, too. People just get it wrong.

bijouxbroussard · F

@FoxyGoddess The term basically means "I don’t care", so technically "I could care less" means you do care ("at least a little", to quote Weird Al) 😄

FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F

@bijouxbroussard I know lol i try to remember that but my brain loves to not to lol

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard I didn't know that. Thanks.