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mistercow
14y ago
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>and was
literally
blown away
Where did you end up? Did you land on something soft?
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pbhjpbhj
14y ago
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Literally is literally an auto-antonym used to emphasise a figurative expression. But you win the Grandma Nazi of the Thread award. (!!)
pooriaazimi
14y ago
Actually, I always chuckle when I see people use literally when they mean
almost
, so I intentionally misuse it to make others chuckle (though, admittedly I think it frustrates more people than it chuckles!) :)
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