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jibal
5 months ago
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Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea h...
It depends on which definition of the word is being used. For the informal one, "very foolish or stupid", it's literally true.
tbossanova
5 months ago
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I’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
5 months ago
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C'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
tbossanova
5 months ago
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Haha nice meta-usage of literally there
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