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re: I don't like the word "literally"

Posted on 1/23/15 at 10:33 pm to
Posted by xLxSxUxFxAxNx
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 10:33 pm to
Posted by Willits479
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 10:34 pm to
Literally the worst post ever OP.
Posted by inadaze
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 10:46 pm to
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Well we need to find a new word since literally is ruined.

Or we'll never know if we're really serious





I agree. It's an Auto-antonym.


Does anyone else think Merriam-Webster's second definition is insufficient? They define the non-literal (meaning #1) meaning as:

quote:

in effect : virtually


That seems to mean -- for practical purposes, nearly, essentially -- or almost meaning #1.

It seems that they should replace those words with -- figuratively and/or hyperbolically -- or something to that effect.
This post was edited on 1/23/15 at 10:48 pm
Posted by inadaze
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 10:59 pm to
quote:

People use it like 'really' now


Oh, you mean as a sarcastic/sardonic-type question? Really? Literally?
This post was edited on 1/23/15 at 11:11 pm
Posted by Sherman Klump
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 11:01 pm to
Is literally or essentially worse? I hate essentially
Posted by tketaco
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 11:04 pm to
dick balls
Posted by SG_Geaux
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 11:05 pm to
I literally hate this thread.
Posted by genro
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 11:08 pm to
Upvoted
Posted by Hooligan's Ghost
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 11:24 pm to
Does anyone else think Merriam-Webster's second definition is insufficient? They define the non-literal (meaning #1) meaning as:

quote:
in effect : virtually



That seems to mean -- for practical purposes, nearly, essentially -- or almost meaning #1.

It seems that they should replace those words with -- figuratively and/or hyperbolically -- or something to that effect.



it renders "virtually" meaningless...almost, kind of, practically
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 9:18 am to
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I literally hate this thread.



Best thread here in a very long time.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 10:33 am to
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"Like" has become the new "um." Sometimes Judge Judy will ask the twenty-somethings on her show to quit saying "like, " and they become verbally paralyzed. They can't do it.

I don't think it's new. It's been common since the 80's.
Posted by fatboydave
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 10:36 am to
This thread literally sucks
Posted by Python
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 11:22 am to
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I just did a search of this board for instances of its usage.


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