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> a commonly accepted definition [of 'literally'] ... Really? If so, that's worse than "impact" used as a verb, or some of my relatives' apparent belief that c
by dctoedt 16y ago
> a commonly accepted definition [of 'literally'] ...
Really? If so, that's worse than "impact" used as a verb, or some of my relatives' apparent belief that certain prepositions no longer take objects ("we're going to the movies; ya wanna come with?")
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- eru 16y agoFunny, in German the literal translation "Willst Du mitkommen?" is perfectly fine ("mit" means "with"). But we do not normally strand our preposition (i.e. put them at the end of a sentence).