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alt text: A two panel comic. In the first panel there are two buttons labeled “I don’t believe in prescriptivism” and “‘Literally’ cannot mean ‘figuratively’”. A finger hovers between the buttons. In the second panel, the finger’s owner is sweating and wiping his brow, unable to decide.

  • mercEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I admit that if someone sends a text that reads “I’m literally suffocating” without any context

    Exactly.

    • starman2112English
      1·
      8 months ago

      but that just works further to my point that context matters.

      Have some reading glasses 👓

      • mercEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I never denied that context matters, my point is that few words are that ambiguous without context.