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minus-squareCaptPretentious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·2 years agoGrandma: call 911, I’m literally having a heart attack Seems like it might be important for words to actually mean things. Is Grandma being dramatic or is she dying…
minus-squareforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoAh, so you want to abolish figurative language too. I like where this is going
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally I agree, it’s stupid, but arguing against it is “old man yells at cloud” territory. The fact is if I said “I literally couldn’t get out of bed this morning” the meaning of that statement is well understood.
Grandma: call 911, I’m literally having a heart attack
Seems like it might be important for words to actually mean things. Is Grandma being dramatic or is she dying…
Ah, so you want to abolish figurative language too. I like where this is going
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally
I agree, it’s stupid, but arguing against it is “old man yells at cloud” territory. The fact is if I said “I literally couldn’t get out of bed this morning” the meaning of that statement is well understood.