Literally very annoying

[pettythief]

The mis-use of the word "literally" is very annoying (it annoys me almost as much as the mis-use of "decimated"). Literally now seems to mean "like/can be compared to." But that isn't really what it means

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[babydull]

You are literally a genius.

[pettythief]

Hahahah!

[ondes_martenot]

lol! This also reminds me of a passage from Yes Man by Danny Wallace:

Katherine is also someone who says "quite literally" a lot.

"It quite literally gets up my nose that people just walk around, when they could be making a difference."

If they were quite literally getting up her nose when they were walking around, then I would suggest she's probably standing a little too close to them.

[pettythief]

Hahaha! That's a perfect example!

[pettythief]

Hurrah!

YIKES!

Oh god yes, it's like random has replaced mad! "LOL, you're really mad, you are" has become "You're totally random!"

I would also question the use of "totally". It might be more correct to say "mainly." ;D

[tonight_we_fly]

I literally read a chapter of a book on the train to work this morning. Strangely enough, I literarily read it as well.

[pettythief]

Hahahahah! ;D

[dogessurrender]

"Really? Do you mean that? You actually saw the man using a human-sized shoe-horn in order to get into his car?" LOL

[pettythief]

Heheheheheheee! ;D

I mentioned this on the Ministry of Burlesque forum but they were all horrified that I was dissing Immodesty. They're also a bunch of racists, so what did I expect?