Give A Care

[EscapeSky]

Is "give a care" a more formal version of "give a damn"?

[5jj]

Yes, but it is rarely used. There are only four citations in COCA.

[EscapeSky]

"He doesn't give a damn about/to voting."

Do "about" and "to" make a huge difference?

[Rover_KE]

We only say '...doesn't give a damn about...'

[TheParser]

Is "give a care" a more formal version of "give a damn"?

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(1) Now that you are in the United States, you may hear people say:

"I couldn't care less about the election in November."

(a) Many native speakers incorrectly say "could care less." In fact, you could

not care less.