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Is the popular phrase "Play it by ear," or "Play it by year?"

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Originally posted by: NiteWulf
Originally posted by: Metron
That's almost as bad as people who say:

Could care less... (meaning you do care? -- "Couldn't care less")

If you're going to use a cliche, at least get it right!
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Sometimes "could care less" is accurate, like when people keep telling you about a problem they want you to help them with. It's like saying that they're lucky that you don't care less, else you wouldn't do anything at all.
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Fair enough, but in the context of statement accuracy when asking what is the common saying "could care less" is wrong.
 
You're serious? It always struck me as obvious that it comes from the idea of playing music by ear, i.e. having an improvisational nature to it. Your "friend" is dumb.
 
Originally posted by: sygyzy
I cannot this is being asked.
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apparently you cannot speak english either 😛

I suppose you could say play it by year if you were saying that you would play it by ear over a long period of time?

No, its ear.
 
"We get FRINGE benefits, not FRENCH benefits, and contrary to popular belief, there is no leaning tower of pizza."
 
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