please utilize an example
2007-08-24 06:53:32 · 5 answers · asked by ERIK 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"I think I'm going to bang my head against a wall. Literally."
It means that something is really happening that seems implausible.
2007-08-24 07:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by Fly girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite of figuratively.
Correct example: That was literally the biggest mountain I've ever climbed.
Incorrect example: This is literally the prettiest house ever!
(While this may be the prettiest house YOU'VE ever seen, there is no way of knowing or proving that it is REALLY the prettiest house ever built).
2007-08-24 14:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by meadow03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means 'as it is written'. In other words if something is described as 'literally' it means exactly that. So if someone said 'He literally flew down the street.' then it would mean that he actually flew. Sadly the word is very often misused. People will say things like 'He literally died on his feet.'. If that was so then, sadly, it should mean that he did, indeed, die.
2007-08-24 15:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's when you mean exactally what you are saying, "That movie was so funny I literally fell out of my chair laughing!" It is also, very often, wrongly used "That Sauce was so spicy I litterally had smoke coming out of my ears."
2007-08-24 13:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by anasautumn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means like for real or really. Ex: I literally broke my hand. I really broke my hand.
2007-08-24 14:01:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋