No, no. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't trying to be needlessly combative. Misuse of "begs the question" and "could(n't) care less" used to be similar hobby horses

No, no. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't trying to be needlessly combative. Misuse of "begs the question" and "could(n't) care less" used to be similar hobby horses of mine. Once something reaches a critical mass, however, it becomes futile trying to set it right. You might want to avoid discovering too much about Confucius and/or Yogi Berra for your own sanity. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://xkcd.com/386/