word of the day...

[nakedfrog]

I used it today. Was on a call using my cellphone and she said I'm right behind you. I didn't think she meant that literally, but when I turned and saw her I said, "you meant that literally." Is there something wrong with that?

Over the past decade it's been heavily used as "figuratively", but with emphasis.
Such as "Did you see the outfit Jane wore to the dance? It was so ugly, I literally died."

 

[KidNiki1]

Over the past decade it's been heavily used as "figuratively", but with emphasis.
Such as "Did you see the outfit Jane wore to the dance? It was so ugly, I literally died."

i literally cannot believe that you made this post. i am literally cringing right now. like, literally.

 

[Muse]

Over the past decade it's been heavily used as "figuratively", but with emphasis.
Such as "Did you see the outfit Jane wore to the dance? It was so ugly, I literally died."

Yeah, I'm hip to the complaint. I don't talk like that, though. I do understand the proper usage of the word "literally." I think my usage cited above qualifies. It's not a word I reach for often.

I also only use LOL after I ACTUALLY LAUGH. I'm weird that way. I see LMAO a fair amount but I do NOT use that dumbo meme. Keeping things real takes some discipline.

 

[clamum]

I used it today. Was on a call using my cellphone and she said I'm right behind you. I didn't think she meant that literally, but when I turned and saw her I said, "you meant that literally." Is there something wrong with that?

That's not what I was referring to. 95% of the times I hear it, it's someone saying it every third sentence, always used incorrectly. I'd rather listen to someone say "like" every other word.

 

[clamum]

i literally cannot believe that you made this post. i am literally cringing right now. like, literally.

😮😮😮

 

[Charmonium]

Keeping things real takes some discipline.

The only problem there is that nothing is real when you accept the concept of "alternative facts. I fear that facts will go the way of literally.

I'd rather listen to someone say "like" every other word.

Really? I'll get on the hotline I have to Satan and let him know. Once you get there, I'll check back in a couple of months and see if you have any hair left. Actually, I'll be pretty surprised if you haven't torn your face off and chewed your fingers down to boney points that can get all the way from your ear canals to your brain. You'd probably survive though. And if not, raising you from the dead isn't really issue. Over and over and . . . .

 

[Muse]

The only problem there is that nothing is real when you accept the concept of "alternative facts. I fear that facts will go the way of literally.

Really? I'll get on the hotline I have to Satan and let him know. Once you get there, I'll check back in a couple of months and see if you have any hair left. Actually, I'll be pretty surprised if you haven't torn your face off and chewed your fingers down to boney points that can get all the way from your ear canals to your brain. You'd probably survive though. And if not, raising you from the dead isn't really issue. Over and over and . . . .

Thinking of them just now (in this context) I realize that the people I interact with are relatively smart and don't do those things. Exceptions are rare. Of course, I occasionally overhear things, so I'm not unaware of the problem. I'm relatively anti-social, obviously.