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The word verbatim is admittedly a bit latin-tasting, but doesn't it literally mean the same thing? :)
by kzrdude 5y ago
The word verbatim is admittedly a bit latin-tasting, but doesn't it literally mean the same thing? :)
- TheDong 5y agoI do not believe that it does. Literally is used to distinguish figurative speech from literal speech, while verbatim is used to distinguish exact wording from paraphrasing. For example, if I had temporarily lost my voice and couldn't talk, and someone texted "want to call", if I replied "I can't talk right now", they would assume I meant I was busy, but if I replied "I literally can't talk right now", that would accurately convey that I was in situation where talking wasn't possible, not merely busy. "I verbatim can't talk right now" is nonsense.