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ShowerthoughtsEnglish · 5 months ago

"Literally" literally does not mean "similar to".

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"Literally" literally does not mean "similar to".

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ShowerthoughtsEnglish · 5 months ago

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“used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible”
- MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io
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  Correct! It’s called a contronym, it is such a normal thing in language that they made a word for it.
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    People are always saying English is weird. Being willing to die on a hill for eccentric word use is one reason lol.

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