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In reply to the discussion: Please stop using the word "literally" [View all]Edit history
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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
Irregardless of what you want, their literally not going to take you literally on that.
Pobeka
Dec 2020
#14
I actually believe literally is used to actually piss people off to literally get attention.
42bambi
Dec 2020
#22
I rather like it. Gatekeeping around a word -- especially one that is frequently
Politicub
Dec 2020
#30
People who try to be word police on the internet will literally have unhappy lives.
former9thward
Dec 2020
#43