Re: Jemenfoutist

Mike Lyle wrote:
Peter Moylan wrote:

"Je m'en fous de ..." is fairly common, and I think it would count as
correct usage. I'm having trouble, though, wrapping my head around what
it should mean in the negative. It looks as if you've stumbled across
the French version of "I could care less."

Well, I had hoped the negative form would come across the footlights
with a certain je sais quoi. "Stumbled", forsooth!

Well played, sir!

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