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    1 month ago

    The latter is correct, no?

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      1 month ago

      In the secondary, new-age definition of “literally” yes that’s true.

      We lost the war for “literally”. It’s now just an emphasis word. The definition is mind bending:

      1)in a literal manner or sense; exactly.

      2)informal; used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true.

      On the bright side less people use “absolutely” incorrectly than before.