• syreus@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    In the secondary, new-age definition of “literally” yes that’s true.

    We lost the war for “literally”. It’s now just an emphasis word. The definition is mind bending:

    1)in a literal manner or sense; exactly.

    2)informal; used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true.

    On the bright side less people use “absolutely” incorrectly than before.