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Merriam-Webster "Ask the Editor": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai_VHZq_7eU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai_VHZq_7eU Also worth watching, "The History of En
by CodeMage 14y ago
Merriam-Webster "Ask the Editor": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai_VHZq_7eU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai_VHZq_7eU
Also worth watching, "The History of English in 10 Minutes": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rexKqvgPVuA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rexKqvgPVuA
- duggan 14y agoI think it would be a stretch to suggest that the use of "literally" here was for the sake of hyperbole. It seems pretty clear that it's intended as an analogy. Interesting videos though, didn't realize I'd stepped on another unexploded grammar mine from The War. I really should know better at this stage.