David Cross has a 5 minute bit about people misusing the word literally. Unlike this thread it is funny.
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David Cross has a 5 minute bit about people misusing the word literally. Unlike this thread it is funny.
"I was literally walking on thin ice" would be correct use of the word. Because it could be misconstrued as the saying walking on thin ice, to just generally mean I was in danger. Depending on the preceding sentences anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mman
Potato Chip's 1.99
that one hurts worse than people misuing 'literally'
I am sure you can find hundreds of examples of this on IGN.
This is figuratively the best thread ever.
I literally figured that this thread would be figuratively literal
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You would use "literally" to explain that a statement that might otherwise seem figurative is, in fact, literal. Thief gave a good example. That animated gif that is bringing my phone browser to a crawl is a literal example of "blowing one's mind." My phone's browser is not literally crawling, however, because it has neither hands nor legs on which to crawl.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mman
I couldn't careless about the word literal. So, instead I am inferring that this thread literally sucks.
Figuratively speaking ... posta.
Damn, you guys already wore out all of the literally jokes.
I could of screwed the proverbial pooch if I tried to make another "literally" joke. It's just so ironic that I wanted to make a "literally" joke and you guys made to many of them already. :( But is "literally" really the penultimate writing sin? I'm sure their are worse.