There it is, plain as day. He literally just admitted to his crimes.

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      310 months ago

      I’m fine with language evolving over time, but words don’t just assume their antonym’s meaning because young people use the internet.

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        1110 months ago

        “Literally” was coined in the 16th century and has been used metaphorically since the 17th century, which is 80% of its history. Not everything began with the internet.

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        10 months ago

        But… they’re not speaking metaphorically or figuratively in this case. He literally admitted to the crime. No antonymic switchery here, friend.

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        410 months ago

        The word was coined in the 1500s. It’s been used metaphorically since the 1600s. That’s ~80% of the word’s existence.