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From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 at 01:28:52, T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>On 2020-07-17 07:55, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>>> On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 22:35:33, T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> []
>>>> It is the apps the customer cares about.  They could
>>  couldn't
>>
>>>> care less if they were run int Flying Zucchini OS, if
>>>> it ran their apps.
>> []
>> I know "could care less" is the US version of this expression, but 
>>it's  inaccurate. Think about it: if you could care less, that implies 
>>that  you do care a little - which is not what you mean; you actually 
>>mean  "couldn't care less".
>
>My American trophy wife -- the ultimate word smith -- has
>a "from and to" rule:
>
>"I take something FROM you"
>
>"I give something TO you"
>
>
Not sure how that relates to the "care less" discussion. If it relates 
to the debate whether to us different from, different to, or different 
than, I'm not sure how it would help there either.
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

At the end of the day, I wasn't asking to kill the pandas, I was simply asking
for an audit in terms of conservation resources, and I stand by every word.
-Chris Packham, quoted in Radio Times, 29 May - 4 June 2010