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Originally Posted by Echos Myron redux
I think it depends on context. If you can't decide what movie to see "I don't care" isn't aimed at anyone, it's just an expression that you don't mind either way. When someone says "I don't care" in response to something someone has decided to do, it says "I'm not interested in what you are saying" as opposed to "I can't decide".
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Agreed--I was trying to figure out how to explain the difference, but you managed it quite well! Like if I say, "Is it OK if I do x?" it's different from "What do you want for dinner?" Like if I ask H what he wants for dinner, and he says "I don't care" or "whatever," that's fine. If I said, "My T offered me an extra session this week, OK if I go?" and he said "Whatever," that would feel very different. (not the case this week, incidentally, just trying to think of a different example.)