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How could it possibly be meant literally? Do you consider it possible for a rocket to be caught by a literal person with literal wooden sticks? I guess I don't
by lucianbr 2y ago
How could it possibly be meant literally? Do you consider it possible for a rocket to be caught by a literal person with literal wooden sticks?
I guess I don't really understand what you are asking. There's a tower with some huge metal arms that is meant to catch the rocket. They call them chopsticks in a joking manner. Obviously, I would have thought.
- _dain_ 2y ago>How could it possibly be meant literally? Do you consider it possible for a rocket to be caught by a literal person with literal wooden sticks? in ordinary English there are many degrees of "literally".
- TiredOfLife 2y agoIn ordinary English literally is a synonym of figuratively since 2013
- mavhc 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ImRMJX68s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ImRMJX68s
- 1659447091 2y agoYeah I totally envisioned a person holding wooden chopsticks trying to catch a booster /s You missed the quoted part about > which are intended to be able to catch Which would be the unique thing to clarify. As in "something like" the "chopsticks" moving to > catch < the thing -- Like Mr. Miyagi moving the chopsticks to > catch < the thing