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"I was so upset that Hillery lost, I literally cried".

"The light turned red, so I literally slammed on my brakes".

OK, I give up. What celebrity started doing this?

https://litreactor.com/columns...u-were-getting-wrong

Don't get me started on "Muzzle Brake" vs. "Muzzle Break".
 
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The librarian said it was literally literal. Wink I still couldn't give a shit what celebrities say even if I were given a laxative.

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"I was so upset that Hillery lost, I literally cried".

That is actually a correct usage, given the videos I have seen of people carrying on doing exactly that.
 
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Along with the word ‘Actually’. My 10 year old granddaughter uses it in every sentence.



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The worst offenders are those who use the term "literally" when they mean "figuratively", which admittedly does not sound as emphatic.

"I literally went ballistic!" I see, so you launched yourself through the air at 32 feet per second squared? Is your name Super Dave Osbourne?



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Does it really drive your nuts?

I'd have to say that I'm skeptical that that is actually what happens.


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Does it really drive your nuts?

I'd have to say that I'm skeptical that that is actually what happens.


I identify as a squirrel, so it does happen Wink.
 
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You have invalidated your own premise.

You have committed the sin you protest against.

There goes your credibility. Good work, no one cares what you say now.


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I thought you were going to refer to when people say things like they've "literally died." The examples you posted aren't incorrectly used.



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He didn't literally say it was used incorrectly. His OP title is a protest of the overuse of it.
Literally.



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Basically, I actually literally understand his post at the end of the day.
 
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I think the OP got over his skis (not literally).


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I totally understand...


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I'm okay with it, as long as they understand the difference between literally and figuratively.


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This one had me laughing out loud.


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Originally posted by kkina:
The worst offenders are those who use the term "literally" when they mean "figuratively", which admittedly does not sound as emphatic.

"I literally went ballistic!" I see, so you launched yourself through the air at 32 feet per second squared? Is your name Super Dave Osbourne?


Alas, Super Dave has literally died and gone to heaven.




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For Real?
 
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Literally.




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Literally, I was just thinking the same thing.




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