Let's reason this out. If I
am number 10 in line in the grocery store and I move forward one spot, I become
number nine. If I move back one spot, I become number 11. In either case, there
is a sense of motion and movement. Something changes.
If I go from worse to worse,
nothing much changes. I am still number 10 in line at the grocery store – or
maybe I'm 10 1/2. I have to go from worse to worst in order to see a significant
change. An easy way to remember this one is to think of the opening line in A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the
best of times, it was the worst of times." Thus, you want to go from worse
to worst. Although of course, you don't really. That is the outcome that most
of us are hoping to avoid.
As a postscript, I will add
that the correct way of saying I don't give a damn is "I couldn’t care
less," because if you could care less it means that you already care. If
you couldn't care less, you care so little that your interest in the matter is currently
negligible. Thus, it couldn’t become any more unimportant to you; hence, you
couldn't care less.
Sigrid Macdonald is the
author of three books, including Be Your
Own Editor http://tinyurl.com/7wnk5se and two erotic short stories, which
she wrote under the pen name Tiffanie Good. Silver Publishing just released
"The Pink Triangle," a tale of friendship, lust, and betrayal. You
can view her story here: http://tinyurl.com/6v65rgr
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