Stop saying "literally"

[Gabe]

You are literally driving me crazy.

Actually, you are not. You're figuratively driving me crazy. But knock it the fuck off anyway. You know who you are.

 

[rsrider]

So now we're back to "totally" ?

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Thanks to Archer I now say figuratively where appropriate.

Just like peruse...it doesn't mean to glance over, it means to examine in great detail.

When I correct people and they get annoyed I also use " I didn't invent English.."

 

[CocoLoco]

So then I was like...and she was like...I mean we were literally like...

 

[wazzuFreddo]

irregardless, I literally can't figure out what you are talking about.

 

[asdfghwy]

This thread is literally the dumbest thing in the sink

 

[Reli]

OMG, I'm so all about this.

 

[enki]

Basically, I agree.

 

[aminalmutha]

So, like you totally need to reach out with the deliverables to the key players for literally like totaling thinking outside the box with synergistic corporate values in mind.

 

[asdfghwy]

If most people used literally in the sense OP is complaining about, are all those people wrong, or would it be language being the fluid thing that it is?

 

[SteelerFanatic]

I almost never use literally. Half of everyone sometimes always do it as a reflex.

 

[weasel]

Unregardless, I literally can't figure out what you are talking about.

ftfy

 

[Shaggy]

 

[HappyHighwayman]

If most people used literally in the sense OP is complaining about, are all those people wrong, or would it be language being the fluid thing that it is?

What % of people need to accept it? or is it possible just a large group of people don't know English very well?

I'll cry inside the day we change it to "Axe you a question" like in Futurama.

 

[aminalmutha]

I'll cry inside the day we change it to "Axe you a question" like in Futurama.

It's like totally literally too late for that, bruh, but it is what it is, YOLO.

 

[Map8]

 

[Gabe]

If most people used literally in the sense OP is complaining about, are all those people wrong, or would it be language being the fluid thing that it is?

Even if by abusing something until it becomes proper English makes it right, it's still fucking annoying.

Quit it before I tell mom.

 

[enki]

Fought the battle for years to say, "more than," instead of "over." Now, "over" is OK.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

This thread is literally the dumbest thing in the sink

SO's your facE!

 

[asdfghwy]

What % of people need to accept it? or is it possible just a large group of people don't know English very well?

I'll cry inside the day we change it to "Axe you a question" like in Futurama.

No idea, but maybe we are in the middle of the english word 'literally' evolving into something different.

Even if by abusing something until it becomes proper English makes it right, it's still fucking annoying.

Quit it before I tell mom.

SO's your facE!

LITERALLY!