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That is okay because you can use the phrase “deeply terrifying”. Languages change in general. I’m fine with that. This specific change literally has had me pac
by afarrell 5y ago
That is okay because you can use the phrase “deeply terrifying”. Languages change in general. I’m fine with that.
This specific change literally has had me pacing back and forth in distress before.
- BoorishBears 5y agoBut you can't use the phrase "quite literally"? or "in a very literal sense of the word", or some variation of those? If this is what has you pacing in distress, I'm envious.
- afarrell 5y ago> I’m envious Well I’m also getting divorced, for reasons that aren’t entirely unrelated to literal communication.
- BoorishBears 5y agoThat's more paceworthy I'd say, at least compared to the natural evolution of language continuing as it has for all of recorded history.
- afarrell 5y agoI’m not objecting to the natural evolution of language in general. I’m objecting to the specific loss of the word “literally”.
- BoorishBears 5y agoSo you're objecting to the natural evolution of language.
- co2benzoate 5y agoThen use the word nonfiguratively instead of literally.