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If literally means figuratively sometimes and literally others, doesn't it then essentially lack any purpose whatsoever? It is meaningless in that case.
by cmdrfred 10y ago
If literally means figuratively sometimes and literally others, doesn't it then essentially lack any purpose whatsoever? It is meaningless in that case.
- oddlyaromatic 10y agoThat's how metaphor works. It actually happens a lot in English, here's a list of so-called "contranyms" http://www.dailywritingtips.com/75-contronyms-words-with-contradictory-meanings/ http://www.dailywritingtips.com/75-contronyms-words-with-con... EDIT I'm actually not crazy about this list, some them are pretty tenuous.
- Chris2048 10y agoHow does metaphor work?
- theseatoms 10y agoFiguratively.