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minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoI knew Meriiam Webster was going to shit when they added “literally” as “figuratively” because people use it facetiously.
minus-squareOokami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoThat’s the point of it, though. People use “literally” as "figuratively, and it should be recorded as such. It doesn’t matter that it’s facetious or ironic, it’s still used that way commonly.
I knew Meriiam Webster was going to shit when they added “literally” as “figuratively” because people use it facetiously.
That’s the point of it, though. People use “literally” as "figuratively, and it should be recorded as such. It doesn’t matter that it’s facetious or ironic, it’s still used that way commonly.