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SirLeisure42 t1_iujzqwz wrote

"literal". People use it as an attempt to emphasize.

"My boyfriend literally broke my heart". Ugh. No.

There's a whole world of ways to make something more impactful. A blatantly incorrect use just makes my eyes go crossed.

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unitedfan6191 OP t1_iuk1lso wrote

It’s kind of like the people who watch a bad movie and say it felt like “physical torture” to them or the people who say they would “literally” rather harm themselves very violently like stabbing themselves than do something they find incredibly boring or do something with someone they don’t like or respect. I’m like, no you wouldn’t literally do that, but I get that it’s just an expression.

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