@abrahampiper: Fun fact at the end: Everyone uses literally figuratively, even the strictest grammar snobs 🤷‍♀️🤘 #literally #figuratively #grammar #language #linguistics #descriptivist #wordnerd #english

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jvanderh1
jvanderh1 :
I AM the person whose pet peeve is people using literally wrong. Words should mean something.
2023-09-14 03:45:17
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tairafan
Tairafan :
I need 1 word that always mean "take what I am telling you seriously" what word should I use?
2023-09-14 05:02:44
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connor_smelly
freaking connor :
I agree with you… but. 😬 when they say really they mean extremely or very. But that doesnt make you wrong. Just thought I’d point that out.
2023-09-09 17:09:17
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wylliamjudd
Wylliam Judd :
What’s his name made this exact same video
2023-09-10 17:27:43
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purplesaline
Samantha Hjalmarson :
Also depends on the contextual definition of the phrase it's attached to! Being on thin ice means being in trouble in that context so—
2023-09-19 15:03:32
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walter_gracie
Walter_Gracie :
1/? I'm not a grammarist, but I'll try to explain it in math terms. (This may take a few comments).
2023-09-13 18:31:24
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cultist_o
Kyle Cuthbert :
What often frustrates me about language change, this being a great example, is that words lose their old meanings, & it's hard to find a replacement.
2023-09-16 19:55:17
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roofhaza
Roof Haza :
I thought literally meant ‘actually for real ..’
2023-09-12 19:15:11
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raymonds_noodles
Ray :
I heard someone say anti literally the other day 🤣
2023-09-10 00:22:55
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jhaz616
Jhaz616 :
I get annoyed at the overuse more than the misuse. “I literally walked to the store” how else would you walk to the store?
2023-09-09 15:00:22
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heatforsnowflakes
Facts+Truth :
Peevers unite!
2023-09-09 16:28:52
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christinadonnell97
christinadonnell97 :
Justify illiteracy as “language change” for so much of the devolution of the English language in this country.
2023-09-11 14:06:37
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sean_xyz
sean 🍉 :
i was litorally saying this at the beach just yesterday
2023-09-09 16:18:20
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macdaddy2.1
McKeea Painter :
I mean you could mean it to mean “I am literally feeling the emotion that ‘on thin ice means’”. It’s correct cause that’s what people mean when they s
2023-09-09 18:41:02
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lm0rn
Lucifer Morningstar :
I appreciate you for helping me get rid of my grammar snob tendencies I've held since I was young. Thankfully, literally is one that went early
2023-09-10 15:43:20
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buscemisgrl
anna lenè 🩷 :
THANK YOUUUU “literally” pet peevers are one of my biggest pet peeves
2023-09-09 16:04:17
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unobtrusivehippo
Unobtrusive Hippo :
My only problem is how do I convey that something really actually literally happened??
2023-09-09 19:15:59
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heathernicanfhleisdeir
Village Herbalist :
What word would we use to mean literally then? Quite literally?
2023-09-09 16:49:35
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dotsimp
dot simp :
'the dictionary definition' is also problematic as dictionaries are not even in the practice of regulating or officiating meaning, but oft used as if
2023-09-12 14:24:05
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zusuwoohoo
Casey :
wait this makes sense- if I think of "literally" as more of a sentence enhancer rather than what I was taught it to mean, I can totes get behind this.
2023-09-25 15:54:13
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