Unless you're a celebrity being bombarded by journalists.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

If you say nothing, they'll just ask again.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

possibly but there are other replies other than "no comment"

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The way I see it, it makes sense because the person who says it is saying that they have no further comment on the subject being discussed.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

then it should be "no further comment"

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I think that's actually what it means. The person just doesn't have anything to say. The phrase was probably just shortened.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

http://www.amirite.com/753125-a-lot-of-people-have-shortened-i-couldnt-care-less-to-i-could-care-less

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I had to read that a few times before I got it, but yeah. I've never actually heard anyone say "No further comment" though, just celebs that tell the press "No comment!"

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I usually hear no further comment in more formal settings shortening phrases I know what the person means but it doesn't mean it makes sense for example that post about "I couldn't care less"

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Yeah, if you break it down and analyze it like this it doesn't, so technically it's nonsensical, but in conversation it flows better.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I don't think that it messes with the flow at all I couldn't care less versus I could care less adding the not as a contraction or adding the word further shouldn't have much of an impact on flow if it doesn't make sense even technically I think that would have a negative impact on flow

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Oh, I was talking about the "no further comment" thing. Like you said, it's really formal and would sound weird if used in conversations, so that's probably why it's just "no comment". I agree that "I couldn't care less" flows just as well as "I could care less".

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I don't think it's really formal but that I hear it more often in formal settings but now I see what you mean by conversationally still don't think it makes much sense though cutting a word or two out of a phrase messes with how much it makes sense it reminds me of how people are cutting back on words almost like doublespeak

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Didn't know what doublespeak was so I just looked it up. That's pretty cool.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

yeah there was another thing where they were getting rid of words and downsizing for example you had happy but no such thing as the word sad you were happy or not happy that's just an example though I can't remember the example Orwell used or maybe he did use that one

by Anonymous 10 years ago