i'm not actually literally shaking with rage but i was literally yelling and waving my arms before

[cimorene]

"LITERALLY" =/= "VERY"

Comments

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I hate that. It very metaphorically makes me want to literally barf.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Likewise. Very little makes me literally want to literally barf.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Beets. And vinegar.

[mercymydarling.livejournal.com]

I loathe the misuse of "literally". It literally makes me want to sport people's eyes out.

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

There's a blog for that (http://literally.barelyfitz.com/).

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome! Thanks for the link.

[meimi.livejournal.com]

...WHUT?! They did not understand the literal meaning of the word "literally"?

That's mind-boggling. Literally.

[randominity.livejournal.com]

I admit to mis-using "literally" on occasion, but in one instance it served me well: I was telling my bf about a particularly gruelling work schedule I'd had, saying "we were literally working 60 hour weeks!" He replied, "how do you figuratively work a 60 hour week?"

I pointed out that in my current job, due to slack attendance I "literally" work around 30 hours a week, but "figuratively" it is a 40 hour week. Hooray for accidental appropriate use of the term! >_>

[mirabella]

Gah! I saw that in a technical report the other day! I almost kicked things.

[vass]

*joins you yelling and waving*