That’s not how ‘literally’ works
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A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 day agoLiterally the only correct answer other than polite silence.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 18 hours ago
maryjayjay@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Literally has been used as an intensifier for over 200 years. The Oxford English Dictionary includes the definition of figuratively. Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry David Thoreau, James Fenimore Cooper, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain all used it that way in their writing.
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 15 hours ago
It is truly bizarre that one of the definitions of the word is literally the opposite of the primary definition of the word, however.
maryjayjay@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
The dictionary is descriptive, not proscriptive. Language evolves
Damage@feddit.it 1 day ago
There’s always “hello” and “have a nice day”