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Is it weird that I get more worked up about the misuse of "literally" than your use of a slur?
by platevoltage 1y ago
Is it weird that I get more worked up about the misuse of "literally" than your use of a slur?
- tbossanova 1y agoWhat’s the misuse here?
- jibal 1y agoIt depends on which definition of the word is being used. For the informal one, "very foolish or stupid", it's literally true.
- tbossanova 1y agoI’m still not sure what the misuse is. “Literally” is now commonly used as an intensifier, like how “awesome “ used to mean inspiring awe, including if you were scared of something, and now is mostly an intensifier. Awesome, dude!
- jibal 1y agoC'mon ... you know what "misuse" refers to, even if it's no longer considered to literally be a misuse. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally
- tbossanova 1y agoHaha nice meta-usage of literally there
- bongodongobob 1y agoI don't know, what do you call a full grown adult that reads at a 6th grade level and can't interpret a basic graph? 60% of America.