Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:07 PM

Goodheart (3,296 posts)

Please stop using the word "literally"

I hate it, even when it's used properly (which is not often).

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44 replies	Author	Time	Post
Please stop using the word "literally" (Original post)	Goodheart	Dec 2020	OP
I will literally stop using literally	Sanity Claws	Dec 2020	#1
Literally. n/t	demmiblue	Dec 2020	#2
I did that literally years ago!	dchill	Dec 2020	#3
Actually...	sprinkleeninow	Dec 2020	#4
Is...	Newest Reality	Dec 2020	#5
I really like "figuratively". :)	Goodheart	Dec 2020	#7
my mother uses that alllll the time	MissB	Dec 2020	#6
Liter...	ismnotwasm	Dec 2020	#8
That's a major linguistic trend	Blues Heron	Dec 2020	#9
Then how would you say "I ran into George today" when you mean you collided with him?	Towlie	Dec 2020	#10
But I like the word, it's literally my favorite word! Ha ha heh...you do have a point, I'll watch	SWBTATTReg	Dec 2020	#11
Actually literally is a beautiful expression meant to explain	pbmus	Dec 2020	#12
When I use the word literally, I literally mean literally.	Dream Girl	Dec 2020	#13
Irregardless of what you want, their literally not going to take you literally on that.	Pobeka	Dec 2020	#14
:)	Goodheart	Dec 2020	#15
Beauty!!! (nt)	ProfessorGAC	Dec 2020	#17
Irregardless is a word.	TwilightZone	Dec 2020	#37
I haven't used the word "literally" until	Cha	Dec 2020	#16
So, are we using "sudden" as a noun these days?	Goodheart	Dec 2020	#18
TY.. I left out URGE.	Cha	Dec 2020	#19
Like "notoriety"	PCIntern	Dec 2020	#20
You had to know what would happen.	tymorial	Dec 2020	#21
I actually believe literally is used to actually piss people off to literally get attention.	42bambi	Dec 2020	#22
For all intensive purposes, we must nip this deep-seeded problem in the butt	Silent3	Dec 2020	#23
🤣	TheBlackAdder	Dec 2020	#25
Are you sure they're not -literally- constipated?	Hermit-The-Prog	Dec 2020	#32
Litter	dweller	Dec 2020	#24
"Literally" has passed "I seen" as my biggest language pet peeve.nt	cherish44	Dec 2020	#26
Yes,	Digger	Dec 2020	#36
It's LITERALLY one of my favorite words to use...	Rice4VP	Dec 2020	#27
Lol.	WhiskeyGrinder	Dec 2020	#28
Thank you, thank you, thank you.	kskiska	Dec 2020	#29
Get over it!	USALiberal	Dec 2020	#40
I rather like it. Gatekeeping around a word -- especially one that is frequently	Politicub	Dec 2020	#30
I would literally bend over backward to get a job with Cirque du Soleil	MizLibby	Dec 2020	#31
Would you kindly add "nothingburger" to the list?	Totally Tunsie	Dec 2020	#33
I like when it's used literally.	Tommy_Carcetti	Dec 2020	#34
I literally have a headache...Literally!!	LeftInTX	Dec 2020	#35
Lol	USALiberal	Dec 2020	#39
Lol, get over it! Nt	USALiberal	Dec 2020	#38
I, literally, have more important things to worry about	GulfCoast66	Dec 2020	#41
I literally just used the word "literally" and it was mind blowing.	KentuckyWoman	Dec 2020	#42
People who try to be word police on the internet will literally have unhappy lives.	former9thward	Dec 2020	#43
I will literally use any words I chose to use.	Dem4Life1102	Dec 2020	#44

Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:07 PM

Sanity Claws (19,644 posts)

1. I will literally stop using literally

except if I use it properly.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:08 PM

demmiblue (30,279 posts)

2. Literally. n/t

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:09 PM

dchill (26,953 posts)

3. I did that literally years ago!

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:09 PM

sprinkleeninow (12,271 posts)

4. Actually...

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:09 PM

Newest Reality (12,704 posts)

5. Is...

Is figuratively still okay, though?

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Response to Newest Reality (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:10 PM

Goodheart (3,296 posts)

7. I really like "figuratively". :)

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:09 PM

MissB (14,266 posts)

6. my mother uses that alllll the time

everything is literally.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:10 PM

ismnotwasm (40,016 posts)

8. Liter...

Oh. Very well.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:14 PM

Blues Heron (2,893 posts)

9. That's a major linguistic trend

along with dropping the internal T's in words like "boathouse" (becomes boh'house), vocal fry, weird R sounds in singers etc etc.

Better just acknowledge it, digest it for what it is, because it's here to stay!

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:15 PM

Towlie (4,388 posts)

10. Then how would you say "I ran into George today" when you mean you collided with him?

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:16 PM

SWBTATTReg (14,814 posts)

11. But I like the word, it's literally my favorite word! Ha ha heh...you do have a point, I'll watch

my use of this word more in the future...take care!

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:16 PM

pbmus (11,401 posts)

12. Actually literally is a beautiful expression meant to explain

Something in one word without expounding endlessly...

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:18 PM

Dream Girl (3,882 posts)

13. When I use the word literally, I literally mean literally.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:22 PM

Pobeka (3,206 posts)

14. Irregardless of what you want, their literally not going to take you literally on that.

Yours truly,
A Moran.

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Response to Pobeka (Reply #14)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:23 PM

Goodheart (3,296 posts)

15. :)

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Response to Pobeka (Reply #14)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:25 PM

ProfessorGAC (46,969 posts)

17. Beauty!!! (nt)

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Response to Pobeka (Reply #14)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:28 PM

TwilightZone (20,528 posts)

37. Irregardless is a word.

It means regardless. It's been around for more than 200 years.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:24 PM

Cha (269,346 posts)

16. I haven't used the word "literally" until

I had the sudden urge to do the hell what I want.. and USE IT.

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Response to Cha (Reply #16)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:26 PM

Goodheart (3,296 posts)

18. So, are we using "sudden" as a noun these days?

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Response to Goodheart (Reply #18)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:29 PM

Cha (269,346 posts)

19. TY.. I left out URGE.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:32 PM

PCIntern (21,201 posts)

20. Like "notoriety"

Often used incorrectly to replace “fame”.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:35 PM

tymorial (3,326 posts)

21. You had to know what would happen.

I don't think anyone is going to take your request literally.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:35 PM

42bambi (1,744 posts)

22. I actually believe literally is used to actually piss people off to literally get attention.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:44 PM

Silent3 (10,562 posts)

23. For all intensive purposes, we must nip this deep-seeded problem in the butt

But if you couldn't care less, it's a mute point, and I'll have to make due, irregardless.

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Response to Silent3 (Reply #23)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:50 PM

TheBlackAdder (19,943 posts)

25. 🤣

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Response to TheBlackAdder (Reply #25)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:29 PM

Hermit-The-Prog (19,603 posts)

32. Are you sure they're not -literally- constipated?

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:44 PM

dweller (18,225 posts)

24. Litter

Really ..

✌🏻

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:16 PM

cherish44 (2,517 posts)

26. "Literally" has passed "I seen" as my biggest language pet peeve.nt

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Response to cherish44 (Reply #26)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:04 PM

Digger (273 posts)

36. Yes,

that is like fingernails on a chalkboard.

This is the DU member formerly known as Digger.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:21 PM

Rice4VP (1,206 posts)

27. It's LITERALLY one of my favorite words to use...

This is the DU member formerly known as Rice4VP.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:22 PM

WhiskeyGrinder (10,839 posts)

28. Lol.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:25 PM

kskiska (26,419 posts)

29. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I thought I was the only one bothered by this (now) meaningless word.

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Response to kskiska (Reply #29)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:31 PM

USALiberal (7,271 posts)

40. Get over it!

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:27 PM

Politicub (11,198 posts)

30. I rather like it. Gatekeeping around a word -- especially one that is frequently

Ainvoked to convey the overwhelming realness of something — can cause people to second guess themselves because they’re worried about being shamed.

Online and verbal conversations aren’t formal usages of language. If someone is writing an article for publication, then misuse of a word may need to be explored.

Please give people space to express themselves in imperfect ways.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:27 PM

MizLibby (271 posts)

31. I would literally bend over backward to get a job with Cirque du Soleil

if only they hadn't filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:31 PM

Totally Tunsie (9,067 posts)

33. Would you kindly add "nothingburger" to the list?

That word makes my teeth grind.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:32 PM

Tommy_Carcetti (39,644 posts)

34. I like when it's used literally.

But hate it when it’s not.

Makes me want to kill somebody.

Figuratively.

This is the DU member formerly known as Tommy_Carcetti.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:52 PM

LeftInTX (15,390 posts)

35. I literally have a headache...Literally!!

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Response to LeftInTX (Reply #35)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:30 PM

USALiberal (7,271 posts)

39. Lol

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:30 PM

USALiberal (7,271 posts)

38. Lol, get over it! Nt

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:36 PM

GulfCoast66 (10,674 posts)

41. I, literally, have more important things to worry about

Than how others speak.

Wish I had few enough problems that I could be concerned about such minutiae.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:54 PM

KentuckyWoman (4,463 posts)

42. I literally just used the word "literally" and it was mind blowing.

and earth shattering ... and maybe even epic.

Mason Jars filled with gluten free upcycled rescued materials may have been involved.

Mine is crinkly paper or candy wrappers. Makes me wanna commit something illegal...

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 10:03 PM

former9thward (23,522 posts)

43. People who try to be word police on the internet will literally have unhappy lives.

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Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2020, 10:07 PM

Dem4Life1102 (3,799 posts)

44. I will literally use any words I chose to use.

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