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minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes agoLiterally being used as an intensifier bothers me less than inflammable meaning both flammable and not flammable.
minus-squareCaptPretentious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 hours agoI remember when that word meant something.
minus-squareDigit@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours ago“Literally” meant “something”. Huh. I missed that synonym from everybody misusing literally [for literally forever]. Literally’s now literally I’ll be using in place of something from now on. Literally I’m looking forward to when I’m looking for literally.
LITERALLY everyone!
Literally being used as an intensifier bothers me less than inflammable meaning both flammable and not flammable.
I remember when that word meant something.
“Literally” meant “something”.
Huh. I missed that synonym from everybody misusing literally [for literally forever].
Literally’s now literally I’ll be using in place of something from now on.
Literally I’m looking forward to when I’m looking for literally.