Comment on What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?

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Tranus@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

It annoys me that people keep saying “figuratively” is what they mean instead of “literally”. “Figuratively” may be the opposite, and technically correct, but the use of the word “literally” in this way is to strengthen a statement. A more appropriate correction would be “actually” or “seriously”, which holds the intended meaning. “Figuratively” is the last thing it should be replaced with.

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