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> "The search crews have quite literally found the needle in the haystack." Apart from flagrant abuse of the word "literally", this was an interesting read.
by seanhandley 4y ago
> "The search crews have quite literally found the needle in the haystack."
Apart from flagrant abuse of the word "literally", this was an interesting read.
- SnowHill9902 4y agoThey have literally found the metaphorical needle in the haystack.
- implements 4y ago“Literally” has been abused for emphasis for centuries, apparently: … yet the wretch, absorbed in his victuals, and naturally of an unutterable dullness, did not make a single remark during dinner, whereas I literally blazed with wit. - William Makepeace Thackeray, Punch, 30 Oct. 1847
- walnutclosefarm 4y agoYes, but a bit overblown. They left out the part where the needle was glowing with highly penetrating radiation, 1000 times brighter than the hay, and everything - needle and haystack - was spread out along a known path. It looks like they did a great job, but for a crew with the right equipment, the capsule wasn't very well hidden.