Did I really just hear you say you could care less?

One last time, can we please get this straight - the saying is, "I couldn't care less." Ok. Very easy. It is not, "could care less." Could care less does not make any sense. I own a hat. I love this hat. I could care less about it I guess. That really isn't letting anyone know about my level of caring about this hat. But, if I said I own a hat, and I couldn't care less about it, that lets the listener know that I hate this hate. I despise this hat. I am at the lowest possible level of caring when it comes to this hat.

And it isn't so much when I hear someone that I am talking to say "could care less." Yes, I wish they would use the correct phrase, but I can deal with that. It is when I see it in print or hear it in a movie or a TV show. It is one thing for it to come from someone's mouth in the moment of conversation. It is another when the phrase goes though some level of editing, and still comes out incorrect on the other side. Two of my favorite shows that I thought were cleverly written, Seinfeld and The West Wing, were as guilty as any outlet of using "could care less" on repeated occasions.

Similarly, I don't want to hear or see "ATM Machine" or "PIN Number." ATM - automated teller machine. PIN - personal identification number. Saying ATM Machine or PIN Number is just redundant. And again, it is one thing if I hear it said. But I feel as if it is rather common to see a billboard or an advertisement for a bank highlighting their 100s of ATM Machine locations in the area. Just drives me nuts.

And lastly, the word is "regardless."