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According to the dictionary, “literally” now also means “figuratively”
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/22/acco...vely_newscred/
When I found out about this my head literally exploded. |
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Well there goes the entire premise of The Literals.
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It's a good thing the English language is (unnecessarily) large and has plenty synonyms for each word.
But hey, what about that word "twerk" or "twerking"? It's been circulating more. If it still remains popular you might see THAT in the dictionary in a few years. |
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Shocking development! Oxford Dictionaries Online also added a bunch of other internet slang words (selfie, derp, tl;dr) with frequent use. They say it's to keep up with modern lingo, and no plans to add it to the OED. Last edited by TurtwigX; August 29, 2013 at 02:17:39 PM. |
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Edit: Wait, why? I thought figurative meant like "figure it" in your head or something. Like imagination. And literally being literal. Obviously I'm missing something, here... **Oh, I see why now. NVM, GOT IT. Last edited by Sub-zero; August 30, 2013 at 08:53:38 PM. |
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