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google literally.. ie. informal - used for emphasis while not being literally true.

• mrob 10y ago
  The problem is more the "murdering" than the "literally". Even if you read it as "figuratively murdering" it's still excessively emotive language.
  • cam_l 10y ago
    I would argue that literally here is a modifier to murdering, and in fact both are used here in an intentionally excessive (or emotional if you prefer) in order to underline a point. By all means disagree with the point, but sugar can actually be figuratively murdering people. As an aside, to suggest that someone is using words to bias a discussion pretty much misses the whole point of mounting an argument, does it not?
• deleted 10y ago
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