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		ggm on Sept 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The web's clipboard, and how it stores data of dif... Literally, Figuratively, Virtually and Actually. Great words, frequently misused. I also adore "very unique"

colecut on Sept 3, 2024 [–]

"Literally" has been abused so much that they have officially made an informal definition of it to mean "figuratively."

Which means "literally" is now its own antonym. Pretty wild

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