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re: I don't like the word "literally"
Posted on 1/23/15 at 10:46 pm to genro
Posted on 1/23/15 at 10:46 pm to genro
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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
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 11:24 pm to inadaze
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
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
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