That’s not how ‘literally’ works
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A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 months agoLiterally the only correct answer other than polite silence.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 months ago
maryjayjay@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Literally has been used as an intensifier for over 200 years. The Oxford English Dictionary includes the definition of figuratively. Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry David Thoreau, James Fenimore Cooper, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain all used it that way in their writing.
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
It is truly bizarre that one of the definitions of the word is literally the opposite of the primary definition of the word, however.
maryjayjay@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The dictionary is descriptive, not proscriptive. Language evolves
Damage@feddit.it 2 months ago
There’s always “hello” and “have a nice day”