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Yeah, I'm sure he meant Virgil Green. Clearly his 15 catches and 189 yards have been CRITICAL to the Chargers season.
I was describing this video to my brother and that is the exact comment I made. Nice clarification on thinking of V. Green and his huuuuuuge impact with the Chargers.
First of all, it wasn't just one mistake, it was four (in 30 seconds!)
How much less could he care? Could he care a lot less or just a little less? At least he cares? Let me know when he couldn't care less. That's when we know there's a problem.
It’s amazing to me that ESPN can’t figure out what the reasons are for their declining ratings. We have ESPN on in our sports med clinic all day (due to limited other options), and we literally have to change the channel every hour to avoid this blowhard and others. Stephen A, Max Kellerman, Wingo, that chic on the NBA show, Josina “(insert any NFL star name) texted me last night and said....” Anderson, just to name a few off the top of my head.
Agreed. And not just ESPN. These "blowhard" types seem to be the popular formula for some reason.
yeah like many of said....the fact that he says he "meant" Virgil Green actually makes it even worse.....
Oh BS. It's used wrong almost every time it is uttered. It's stupid. Saying you could care less doesn't say anything at all about how you feel about something. Take something you care about most of all in life. Guess what, you could care less about it. Because it's at the top of the heap for you. You could care a the whole heap less! Now, take something that means nothing to you. Literally nothing. Guess what you'd say about it? You'd say you couldn't care less about it. It's already at zero. Nowhere less to go. So irregardless of your link, it's a misused phrase.
You mean "regardless". Live by the pedantry, die by the pedantry.
I'm down to not slavishly follow rules, but our words should make sense, so "could care less" will always irk me. But not as much as people using "literally" when they mean "figuratively."You mean "regardless". Live by the pedantry, die by the pedantry.
For the record, I don't actually think either "could care less" or "irregardless" are wrong. The point of language is to be understood, not to slavishly follow rules. When you use either of those expressions, everyone knows exactly what you mean. There is zero confusion. Therefore, it cannot be wrong even if the internal logic of it doesn't make sense; as you'll see if you read that Slate article, there are plenty of other English idioms where that is also true (e.g., "head over heels").
You mean "regardless". Live by the pedantry, die by the pedantry.
For the record, I don't actually think either "could care less" or "irregardless" are wrong. The point of language is to be understood, not to slavishly follow rules. When you use either of those expressions, everyone knows exactly what you mean. There is zero confusion. Therefore, it cannot be wrong even if the internal logic of it doesn't make sense; as you'll see if you read that Slate article, there are plenty of other English idioms where that is also true (e.g., "head over heels").
Irregardless was 
This one may haunt him for quite a while. So authoritative in tone, but so many bad mistakes... tough to rebound.
Correct. No diplomatic immunity, army of conservative zombies, dedicated "news" channel, or billions of dollars backing up Stephen A.
Can't help yourself..you had to bring Trump into a sports thread. I worry that some here think about Trump when they get up to pee in the morning.
Also not wrong. Fun fact: The original definition of "literal" was "word for word." Which means the most common usage of the word ("taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory") is, itself, metaphorical. Also, if it's so important for idioms to make sense, does that mean you say "heels over head"?
True, but you can't get back what you never had. In other words, SAS never had credibility when it comes to talking football.
It has nothing to do with showing how smart one is. It’s more about making sure everyone else knows how dumb they are.
Yeah, I figured it was 50/50 you were baiting me. But the opportunity was too good to pass up.
I have never been a fan of SAS and I don't watch any of his shows (nor much of ESPN in general outside of live sports). But my understanding is that yakkers like Smith consistently produce their highest rated programmed content.
Only when the pee is bright orange.Da Guru said:
This is exactly the type of thinking that seems to be dominate among younger folks. It will be interesting to see how they shape the world when it’s their turn with their “meh, who cares if it’s wrong?” attitude.zftcg said:You mean "regardless". Live by the pedantry, die by the pedantry.
For the record, I don't actually think either "could care less" or "irregardless" are wrong. The point of language is to be understood, not to slavishly follow rules. When you use either of those expressions, everyone knows exactly what you mean. There is zero confusion. Therefore, it cannot be wrong even if the internal logic of it doesn't make sense; as you'll see if you read that Slate article, there are plenty of other English idioms where that is also true (e.g., "head over heels").
I've heard that argument before. Just because people have abused a word into meaning the opposite of its meaning doesn't make it not wrong.zftcg said:
