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While literally literally does not mean figuratively, people often use literally to say figuratively with extra emphasis, to the point where some dictionaries l
by dspillett 3y ago
While literally literally does not mean figuratively, people often use literally to say figuratively with extra emphasis, to the point where some dictionaries literally⁰ list figuratively as a secondary meaning for literally.
Yet another example of language evolving through variations in common use that take hold.
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[0] literally literally, not figuratively literally