2006-09-20 21:36:52 · 17 answers · asked by sharpest 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Word for word.
2006-09-20 21:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by zaffaris 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
adverb
1 : in a literal sense or manner : ACTUALLY
2 : in effect : VIRTUALLY
to combat cruelty or injustice -- Norman Cousins>
usage Since some people take sense 2 to be the opposite of
sense 1, it has been frequently criticized as a misuse. Instead,
the use is pure hyperbole intended to gain emphasis, but it often
appears in contexts where no additional emphasis is necessary.
2006-09-20 21:56:24 · answer #2 · answered by Parvin /\/\ \/ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 : in a literal sense or manner : ACTUALLY
2 : in effect : VIRTUALLY
usage Since some people take sense 2 to be the opposite of sense 1, it has been frequently criticized as a misuse. Instead, the use is pure hyperbole intended to gain emphasis, but it often appears in contexts where no additional emphasis is necessary.
2006-09-20 21:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Literally means Accurately, Exactly, Factually, etc.
2006-09-20 21:44:06 · answer #4 · answered by SA-bic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's when you say something and you're not just making a comparison or using an idiom. For instance if you said "I literally spilled the beans",,,it doesn't mean you told a secret (which is what "spill the beans" implies). If you say you literally spilled the beans, you dropped a jar of beans on the floor.
2006-09-21 12:38:55 · answer #5 · answered by jojo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
literally means:
1. In a literal sense or manner : ACTUALLY
2. In effect :VIRTUALLY
2006-09-20 21:45:13 · answer #6 · answered by dev 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Literally...... actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy: The city was literally destroyed.
2006-09-20 21:39:13 · answer #7 · answered by James Kz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means the real meaning of the word/sentence
"I kicked the hell out of him"
Ok, its an expression
"I literally kicked the hell out of him"
This cant be true, since there is no hell inside anyone.
2006-09-20 21:52:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it refers to something written. for example, "a **** and bull story". it literally means a silly and incredible story.
2006-09-20 21:47:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
taking words in there basic sense without methaphor or allegory, corresponding exactly to the original words..
2006-09-20 21:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by manasa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋