• RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I knew Meriiam Webster was going to shit when they added “literally” as “figuratively” because people use it facetiously.

    • Ookami38@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      That’s the point of it, though. People use “literally” as "figuratively, and it should be recorded as such. It doesn’t matter that it’s facetious or ironic, it’s still used that way commonly.