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Etymologically, doesn't "literal" just mean related to written word? I thought the implication was that "literally" is like asserting something is true to the e
by quadrangle 9y ago
Etymologically, doesn't "literal" just mean related to written word? I thought the implication was that "literally" is like asserting something is true to the extent that you would document it that way in official records.
- WalterBright 9y agoIf I said "he is literally as high as a kite" that would pedantically mean he's a hundred feet off the ground, but these days "literally" just adds emphasis.