We need to make English great again! Take back our vocabulary!
But seriously, what is the replacement word to literally mean "literally"? Actually?
"I am actually puking right now" when vomit is indeed spewing from my face.
Clearly they had both a mask and one of those plastic face shields on, so the vomit, instead of soiling their hands and covering the screen of their smartphone, was blowing out the mask onto their face and running down their shirt.
Unfortunately, I didn't mean antonym. According to dictionary.com, "literally: in effect : VIRTUALLY —used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible"
The fact that literally and metaphorically are synonyms in many contexts now is stupid.
I dunno, but it’s really easy to spot em in real life when they use this word. It’s usually used incorrectly too which makes it even funnier/easy to mock.
My God... "Literally" is just "totally." We cracked the code.
Every time you read "literally," just replace it with "totally" and it sounds straight out of the mouth of a Valley Girl in 1997, and it actually makes sense.
"I'm totally puking I'm so upset right now you guys!"
I'm literally puking right now. LMFAO. Why do NPCs love the word LITERALLY?
I literally was about to ask that. Literally.
We need to make English great again! Take back our vocabulary!
But seriously, what is the replacement word to literally mean "literally"? Actually? "I am actually puking right now" when vomit is indeed spewing from my face.
You just MEGA'd u/KafkaGoesWest. Hemingway and Faulkner would be proud.
Clearly they had both a mask and one of those plastic face shields on, so the vomit, instead of soiling their hands and covering the screen of their smartphone, was blowing out the mask onto their face and running down their shirt.
'totally' is the best drop-in replacement for my taste
Fucking. Just search and replace literally with fucking. It used to mean something and now it doesn't.
Unironically.
I did use a joking tone, but I 100% agree that we can't let them hijack the language. A good place to start would be "man" and "woman."
Objectively.
Literally. Synonym: Metaphorically
I hate that they've ruined this word. I resort to using "unironically."
I think you mean antonym. Metaphorically is the exact opposite of literally.
Unfortunately, I didn't mean antonym. According to dictionary.com, "literally: in effect : VIRTUALLY —used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible"
The fact that literally and metaphorically are synonyms in many contexts now is stupid.
Same with the words “man”, “woman”, and “marriage”.
Why'd you have to say that? C'mon man!
Why'd you have to say that? C'mon man!
Why'd you have to say that? C'mon man!
They are literally using it wrong. (I literally used it correctly there)
I dunno, but it’s really easy to spot em in real life when they use this word. It’s usually used incorrectly too which makes it even funnier/easy to mock.
It's the "valley-girl" talk of NPC faggots.
My God... "Literally" is just "totally." We cracked the code.
Every time you read "literally," just replace it with "totally" and it sounds straight out of the mouth of a Valley Girl in 1997, and it actually makes sense.
"I'm totally puking I'm so upset right now you guys!"
Acktschyoooooooouhlly
NOW I'm lidurully puking
The "uncanny valley girl" NPC.
I sometimes use it, then I feel gross because I sound like one of these cucks. lol
I use it too, but that's because it has become common slang.
I try to catch myself when I say it, but I also tend to say it more when I am specifically and openly over exaggerating.
Because they do t understand what "figuratively" means
Came here to say exactly this.
Well, not exactly. I would say "don't" instead of "do t." Damn kids and your "new ways."
Lol forgot my "n"
because they’re lazy, lack creativity and lack high level communication skills.
They are self-diagnosed autistics with a laundry list of other bullshit victim stamps