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minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 hours ago“Freezing” is an exaggeration of “cold”, just like “starving” is an exaggeration of “hungry”. It’s “a lot of X”. “Literally” is not an exaggeration, it’s the opposite of “figuratively”. It’s “-X”. Those are two entirely different things. But of course inflammable means flammable.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIncorrect. Freezing “Freezing is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point.” Starvation “Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism’s life.” You are literally wrong, and I will accept a 1-page apology written in MLA format before the end of this week.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·36 minutes agoI honestly do not see the contradiction. “Very cold” -> liquid turns to solid. “Very hungry” -> severe deficiency.
minus-squareoo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoAnd “terrific” and “awesome” are exaggerations of “scary”.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·35 minutes agoYes. Am I meant to add anything here?
minus-squareoo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 minutes agoNo, it’s just another example that words’ usages and meanings can change a lot, even flip, over time. A new usage can literally spread like a virus meme and become the meaning - at least to all intensive porpoises.
“Freezing” is an exaggeration of “cold”, just like “starving” is an exaggeration of “hungry”. It’s “a lot of X”.
“Literally” is not an exaggeration, it’s the opposite of “figuratively”. It’s “-X”.
Those are two entirely different things. But of course inflammable means flammable.
Incorrect.
Freezing
“Freezing is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point.”
Starvation
“Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism’s life.”
You are literally wrong, and I will accept a 1-page apology written in MLA format before the end of this week.
I honestly do not see the contradiction. “Very cold” -> liquid turns to solid. “Very hungry” -> severe deficiency.
And “terrific” and “awesome” are exaggerations of “scary”.
Yes. Am I meant to add anything here?
No, it’s just another example that words’ usages and meanings can change a lot, even flip, over time. A new usage can literally spread like a
virus