Stern to Mildly Interesting • 1 year agoScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square65arrow-up1139arrow-down16
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minus-square@RampantParanoia2365link0•1 year agoI knew Meriiam Webster was going to shit when they added “literally” as “figuratively” because people use it facetiously.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoThat’s the point of it, though. People use “literally” as "figuratively, and it should be recorded as such. It doesn’t matter that it’s facetious or ironic, it’s still used that way commonly.
I knew Meriiam Webster was going to shit when they added “literally” as “figuratively” because people use it facetiously.
That’s the point of it, though. People use “literally” as "figuratively, and it should be recorded as such. It doesn’t matter that it’s facetious or ironic, it’s still used that way commonly.