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[identity profile] annlarimer.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I hate that. It very metaphorically makes me want to literally barf.

[identity profile] cimness.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Likewise. Very little makes me literally want to literally barf.
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[identity profile] annlarimer.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Beets. And vinegar.

[identity profile] mercymydarling.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I loathe the misuse of "literally". It literally makes me want to sport people's eyes out.
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[identity profile] kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a blog for that (http://literally.barelyfitz.com/).

[identity profile] cimness.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, awesome! Thanks for the link.

[identity profile] meimi.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
...WHUT?! They did not understand the literal meaning of the word "literally"?

That's mind-boggling. Literally.

[identity profile] randominity.livejournal.com 2007-09-26 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
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! >_>
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[personal profile] mirabella 2007-09-27 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Gah! I saw that in a technical report the other day! I almost kicked things.
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[personal profile] vass 2007-09-27 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
*joins you yelling and waving*