"He literally just....

Slytovhand

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"He literally just....

11-07-2008, 06:35 PM

got on my nerves...!!!"

Well, no.. just on the subject of things I hate... people using the term 'literally' in ways that obviously means they either have no idea what it means, or care.

I mean - that's exactly why the word gets used - to show emphasis about the reality of a situation... not as a metaphor or analogy or allegory. To show that it's 100% REAL!

grrrr........

ZOE: Preacher, don't the Bible got some pretty specific things to say about killing?

SHEPHERD BOOK: Quite specific. It is, however, Somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
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11-07-2008, 08:13 PM

The original meaning of the word 'literal' is that which is written.

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