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"I could give a fuck." means what here?is it common to use nowday?
Drenis:Throw, damn you.
Legatus:Yah!(feign death)
Soldier:What have you done, you stupid shit?!
Drenis:He did what he had to!
Break and go your way!
West if your lives are there.
If not, I could give a fuck.
Soldier:Ohh!
What of the Legatus?
Spartacus:Leave him in the mud.
6 aug. 2010 04:53
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"give a f..k" means "care" in a really vulgar way. So in this case it doesn't make any sense. It's common people will say "don't give a f..k" as in "don't care" or "couldn't give a f..k" as in "couldn't care less".
Are you sure it's not "couldn't"? It might be a subtitle error. It's not a normal expression as you wrote it.
6 augustus 2010
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Although the expression "give a fuck" may be commonly used in the United States as Daniel says, it's actually an erroneously used alternative to "couldn't give a fuck", which is the correct expression.
To answer your question Rokr, it's best not to use expressions like these until you have a firm understanding of when they are appropriate.
6 augustus 2010
2
Yes, "to give a f*ck" means "to care", but the "couldn't" isn't a mistake. In this case, the implication is "I could, but I don't." This is very common place colloquially.
What Drenis is saying is:
"Although I am capable of caring about the situation, I have chosen not to do so."
6 augustus 2010
Not just united states, it's used in most western countries, like UK, lol, and Australia, NewZealand, Canada, etc....lol.......
I agree with James~~ Listen to his advice~
7 augustus 2010
in this case it means he can do anything.
cowboy...
6 augustus 2010
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