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minus-squarekaselink8•1 year ago literally worse than Hitler. Any minute now, somebody’s gonna argue that it’s incorrect to use literally this way. Happens every time I see the word used here on Lemmy lol
minus-square𝚝𝚛𝚔linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoThere’s a name for that - it’s called Cunningham’s Law.
minus-squarekaselink1•1 year agoTrue, but only given that the first comment was wrong, which I wouldn’t say so. But I’ve seen people who would, so it works lol
minus-squarekaselink3•1 year agoOh no haha, I don’t agree that it’s incorrect. I’m firmly on the pro-literally-as-a-hyperbole side lol
minus-squareAnn Archylink3•edit-21 year agoAnd they’re wrong every time. You can use “literally” as a rhetorical exaggeration, bam, debate over. They’re the same as the “could care less” crowd. “I already care very little, but I could care even less”, solves it.
Any minute now, somebody’s gonna argue that it’s incorrect to use literally this way. Happens every time I see the word used here on Lemmy lol
There’s a name for that - it’s called Cunningham’s Law.
True, but only given that the first comment was wrong, which I wouldn’t say so. But I’ve seen people who would, so it works lol
Well. You kind of did. Are you like Switzerland here?
Oh no haha, I don’t agree that it’s incorrect. I’m firmly on the pro-literally-as-a-hyperbole side lol
And they’re wrong every time. You can use “literally” as a rhetorical exaggeration, bam, debate over. They’re the same as the “could care less” crowd. “I already care very little, but I could care even less”, solves it.