when they don't really mean "literally".
People literally say it every other word these days?
2007-03-06 06:47:54 · 18 answers · asked by Girugamesh 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I was aware I did it myelf. It was an example of when people say "literally" but actually mean "occasionally" btw
Thanks for pointing it out though!
2007-03-06 06:56:04 · update #1
APPARENTLY ONE FEELS QUITE LITERALLY, LITERAL, LATERALLY, LITERARY, LITERACY, LUDICROUS. FACTUALLY, ACCURATELY, FIGURATIVELY COULD ALSO BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE. ITS DELIGHTFUL AND CHARMING WHEN ONE USES IT IN MODERATION, ONE MUST TRY REALLY.
2007-03-09 11:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is an example of the lack of English language education in the modern education system. Words like literally and random and actually are used when they are not needed "like"!!
2007-03-06 07:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not as much as when peeps say "y'know" when I'm waiting for them to tell me. Soccer players on telly for instance and, y'know, Rugby League commentaters. Illiterations are ubiquitous nowadays and very very annoying indeed. It's literally, y'know, the government's fault and the meeja, all backward boys. Llamedos! .
2007-03-06 07:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sometimes yes. It's the same as people using the word 'like' every 3rd or 4th word.
2007-03-06 06:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by The Global Geezer 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe it is just the attempt of a weak mind to express itself forcefully-literally!
2007-03-06 06:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by Curiosity 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it's literally annoying.
2007-03-06 06:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Can't u see u just said it urself... lol
"People literally say it every other word these days?"
2007-03-06 06:52:34 · answer #7 · answered by lamo 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Especially when they don't mean literally--it's almost a filler word.
2007-03-06 10:14:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ooh, don't get me started. I heard someone the other day on TV say, "I literally DIED when I heard it!"
2007-03-06 10:27:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sometimes it is literally necessary
:P
2007-03-06 06:56:39 · answer #10 · answered by gemheinz 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋