Dem plot to ‘Steele’ the White House: Anatomy of a political dirty trick

New York Post ^ | 9/21/21 | Andrew McCarthy

[Jeff Chandler]

the famous phrase; Better to remain silent

That calls for a colon, not a semicolon.

[1Old Pro]

That calls for a colon

Appropriate, given what the colon connects to.

[Jeff Chandler]

; )

[copaliscrossing]

It is standard to use a comma after an introductory clause or phrase, although I admit I that I often drop the comma in the the interest of flow, but only if the meaning without it is crystal clear.

AND...make sure you use the Oxford comma...ha ha ha.

It is a bit of a pet peeve of mine when someone says "I could care less" when it should be "I couldn't care less". Oh well, I certainly don't strive to be an english teacher so; carry on.

[Jeff Chandler]

It is a bit of a pet peeve of mine when someone says "I could care less" when it should be "I couldn't care less".

That's not just a silly pedantic point; it flips the entire meaning 180 degrees.

A more secure writer would take being teased about it with more grace. We're all friends here, aren't we?

[capydick]

I suddenly think the eventual Durham report could be very interesting reading.

That's all it will be - reading. We are in a post-Constitutional America now where enforcement of the law is subjective.

Plus - at the end of the day, these people who took these actions on behalf of Xlinton have given her plausible deniability, as per the plan, her hands are clean and she broke no laws.

[1Old Pro]

What to Know Merriam-Webster treats the phrases couldn't care less and could care less as synonymous, both meaning "not concerned or interested at all." "Couldn't care less" is the older and more obvious phrase grammatically, but it has been confused for so long that both are now defined. Additionally, the example sentence "it's impossible that [I] could care less" is the same as the intended meaning. In an attempt to add another dubious assertion to our collection of rhetorical proclamations, we may state with absolute assurance that there are but two kinds of people in this world: those who feel very angry when someone omits a negative particle in “I couldn’t care less,” and those who don’t give such matters much thought. Is there a meaningful difference between these kinds of people, or these two phrases? Yes, those who feel "angry" and feel the need to correct something that obviously doesn't need correcting are not secure apparently.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/could-couldnt-care-less

[copaliscrossing]

What to Know Merriam-Webster treats the phrases couldn't care less and could care less as synonymous, both meaning "not concerned or interested at all." "Couldn't care less" is the older and more obvious phrase grammatically, but it has been confused for so long that both are now defined. Additionally, the example sentence "it's impossible that [I] could care less" is the same as the intended meaning. In an attempt to add another dubious assertion to our collection of rhetorical proclamations, we may state with absolute assurance that there are but two kinds of people in this world: those who feel very angry when someone omits a negative particle in “I couldn’t care less,” and those who don’t give such matters much thought. Is there a meaningful difference between these kinds of people, or these two phrases? Yes, those who feel "angry" and feel the need to correct something that obviously doesn't need correcting are not secure apparently.

Ha ha. Yes, I get it and I always have. I never get "angry" or even annoyed, I just lightly chuckle, shake my head a little, and move on. Mrs. CC says "I could care less" all the time and I roll with it. It's just that I notice. Is there a psychoanalysis for me? Just kidding. As I said in my original post, carry on.

[Jeff Chandler]

That’s just silly. Nobody is angry over your grammar.

[sauropod]

bkmk

[Albion Wilde]

bump

[ronnie raygun]

So now some of the stupid are realizing what we knew since election night, now what?