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In the circumstances when "literally" is used figuratively it is an intensifier. It is never used to mean "figuratively". Compare "really" (which funnily enoug
by repsilat 8y ago
In the circumstances when "literally" is used figuratively it is an intensifier. It is never used to mean "figuratively".
Compare "really" (which funnily enough etymologically points towards meaning "literally" or "truly" as well.)