Don't make this mistake! How to use "literally" correctly

[@Nigel4]

You can literally take the word literally out of any sentence that it is used in and it literally still makes sense. Literally

[@loota_]

What word?

[@ayeshaahmadi2294]

Literally!!

[@zochiang]

Yes literally using the word literally is literally annoying man

[@ignaciosb8779]

"You can take the word out of any sentence that it is used in and it still makes sense" Yep, you are correct

[@ThinkerOnTheBus]

For real, doh? Just as in furry dildos???

[@SuperDangerousMouse]

Here's a rule of a thumb... if adding the word literally to your sentence does not remove any ambiguity, you're incorrectly using it. Example1: I just walked in vs. I literally just walked in. (the word literally adds no value as the first sentence was clear). Example2: She threw me under the bus vs. She literally threw me under the bus. (here, it makes a difference). I swear this word has become a pet peeve of mine. It's excessively misused to emphasize facts (rather than make the distinction between figurative and literal/actual descriptions).

[@bait5257]

Yup

[@desmondclark3193]

Omg. Yes this right. This makes the most sense.

[@LauraCourtneyette]

Well said 👍🏼

[@SuperDangerousMouse]

@@LauraCourtneyette thank you

[@joebidenissus1975]

ITS SO ANNOYING

[@elsabethwakjira]

Hello from Africa. I really appreciate your teaching method.

[@세발낙지-u4o]

Hello from South Korea! I moved to the states 6months ago and i am having a hard time getting along with friends, school and teachers. I think it’s harder for me to get into it cause im a teenager. Umm first of all thank you for making helpful videos and i hope you get to film more about english grammer or corrections that teenagers must know have a great day!

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Hey Se Eun (don't know if that's correct but that's how Google translated your name lol)! Thanks for the comment! Sorry to hear about your troubles in the US. I hope it gets better for ya! The good news is that if high school isn't fun, it gets infinitely better at college. lol. I'm glad you're liking my vids. Thanks for the compliment. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to post them! I'm not really sure what teens are studying grammar-wise in the US these days.

[@i_toms]

Don't worry you'll get along. I can teach you, I live there too

[@WILLIAMCHANEL]

I hope your time in the United States has gotten better! 💖

[@WILLIAMCHANEL]

The misuse and overuse of the word is driving me a bit nuts. I've noticed that it has even become near-ubiquitous among newscasters and political talking heads who wish to add emphasis, but it only detracts from their credibility. It is especially irksome in that context.

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Wow, seriously? Newscasters???

[@WILLIAMCHANEL]

Slow Easy English I hear it said often on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox. Ari Melber misused the word the other day on MSNBC. Rachel Maddow used it correctly but ineffectively a couple of weeks ago. The word is frequently misused on Fox “News,” but I sometimes wonder if their presenters do it on purpose to appeal to their uneducated demographic? And whoever the people are who present for CBS News’ Internet stream are the worst offenders.

[@kaios9059]

Except it isn’t used incorrectly , literally has been used as a hyperbolic intensifier for hundreds of years

[@WILLIAMCHANEL]

@@kaios9059 “Isn’t used incorrectly”? A hyperbolic modifier for centuries? Ok. But it doesn’t work as hyperbole when its usage is intended by the speaker to mean the opposite of the word’s definition. That is a contemporary phenomenon that doesn’t serve anyone well, IMO. In this case, the mutation of the word’s common usage from exaggeration to nonsense does not communicate hyperbole. Rather, it’s simply a modifier that means “really,” “truly,” “very,” “especially,” “actually,” “mildly,” etc. Within the context of the news, specifically, I would much prefer the newscaster indicate which of those terms he or she actually means to communicate to me. It’s a lazy word. The word is effective hyperbolically when it’s speaker seeks to inject humor by asking an audience to suspend belief momentarily and imagine what a literal iteration of the exaggeration would actually be or look like. That is different from a modifier that means anything anyone wants it to in any context. And that’s new.

[@WILLIAMCHANEL]

@@kaios9059 and I should say, too: the word being used in television news to mean whatever one wants bothers me as a symptom of the erosion of journalistic standards. In my thinking, I attach the usage to misinformation phenomena, the editorialization of the news, and the perverse school of thought that there exist “alternative facts” in American history and government. I feel like a jerk for sounding so judgey-that’s not what’s in my heart. But when it comes to the news, it bothers me 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mikekram2199]

The real problem is that people go around using it as an intensifier like completely, extremely, highly, rather, really, totally, utterly, very or actually or only just. So then they end up at one point during the day using a figure of speech or metaphor still thinking that "literally" is an intensifier. So when somebody says I've "literally got cold feet" in their mind they are saying "I'm actually nervous" Where it would actually mean "My toes are cold and I said literally because I don't want you to confuse it for a metaphor for being nervous, so I'm saying literally to distinguish that I need to wear a warm pair of socks." An example of this is when my friend said to me he "literally came out of the toilet." Where he actually meant. I have only just stepped out of the bathroom. If people didn't think it was an intensifier we wouldn't come across people saying literally and then using a figure of speech immediately afterwards.

[@DonSi444]

Indeed great vidio

[@andreg3861]

Thx for this. This sh*t has to stop, everyone's using this word wrongly.

[@topnotch3282]

Thanks buddy I was starting to rage at people . And dude I really think you should make another longer vid on this subject because' literally' everyone is saying it in every sentence they say it's getting me down buddy the word has blown up recently it's scary lol.

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

RIP literally :(

[@fitrikeuwproperty]

I'm literally thankful for all the explanation about the common word 'literally' because that oftenly heard in any sentence nowadayz

[@lcynote]

Great video. Goes straight to the point 👍

[@lollylolly4821]

Hello from France! Thanks for this explanation very clear!

[@abdelazizabdalla5800]

Thank you so much for this short video, but it's a great help and clarifying the confusion about it.

[@timothy2491]

So this video was uploaded 10 months ago but we are currently in the "Literally" frenzy.

[@pdubzpyro]

This has been going on for decades. It’s not new because you just noticed it.

[@timothy2491]

@@pdubzpyro I don't think it was a problem 10 years ago. Maybe it was a literary problem, but it's spread on social media

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

@@timothy2491 The Kardashians have been butchering this word since 2007 so it definitely was a thing. Of course social media only made it more obvious

[@explorepakistanbeauty4227]

I don't why people use literally too much, its also annoying me 😤 mostly people show that they are good in English and became overconfident but it confuses me. But i know mostly people use this word incorrectly 😡

[@those-who-live-in-death]

I use it in my sentences when can be confused with rethoric or figurative meanings. Also a way to replace "out of jokes" or to reforce a sentence that is serious, exactly and precisely.

[@andrelangraf6850]

"Hi, I'm Syl, and this is Slow Easy English. Today, ..." this is an epic introduction and I can't take it off of my head, literally.

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Maybe I should rap it someday. "Yo, 'sup 'sup. Hey y'all I'm Syl, And this video is gonna be ill, I make it easy, I make it slow, I'll make your English speaking skillz grow." hahahaha

[@andrelangraf6850]

Hahah lol But the only problem here is that you wouldn't play it fast, otherwise it wouldn't make much sense I guess.

[@dua.a88]

Literally u explained it so well, I'm literally thankful for that ❤️

[@spectralspectra2282]

Thanks for literally helping me to literally use literally correctly, I literally always used it literally incorrectly, I literally died upon the realization that I literally have been using literally wrong, you literally saved my literal life

[@rthaqi3668]

I can speak English, it's not bad but I have problems with words like "Literally" or "weird", but thank you, it helps!

[@kaios9059]

literally can be used figuratively, a simple way to differentiate is to look at the context. "I literally ran here" obviously means someone actually ran, "You are literally the worst in the world" this is an opinion and hyperbole so it safe to say its using literally as figurative

[@donranil4613]

Neither do I

[@Robert-d5l]

The term 'literally' has been stolen and dumbed down to mean 'actually'. However the term's original purpose was to distinguish figurative speech from literal speech. It is also misused as a synonym for the term 'figuratively'. It is actually the antonym to 'figuratively', not a synonym. 'Literally' means 'not figuratively'.

[@veerchasm1]

Literally is to the 2010’s as “like” and “you know” were to the 80’s

[@chrishitch319]

BOTH are unfortunately high in usage today, young and even older ppl alike, when they shouldn’t be this much. It’s an overuse and misuse of both going on and combined together makes for a VERY distracting (and annoying) speaker. Cant wait for it to go away but it seems it may stick around for several more years or even decades ☹️👎🏼

[@trinhthanhdan]

thank you for your video. I literally know how to use this word.

[@ComicBreaks]

The black switch on the wall behind your head makes it look like you literally have a Mohawk.

[@sanshans2199]

What is the meaning of oversimplified???

[@apollocreed5391]

I literally understand now, literally!!

[@bangizwe_4474]

Literally, you're making sense here...

[@SlimCharles17]

I see so many people use this word essentially as a comma now, it's quite strange.

[@terallyee5642]

Literally this vedio is more helpful then others.

*than

[@catsinneed7834]

Very good explanation 👌

[@longwayjourney6403]

I literally love your video!

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Thank you!

[@Meloneru]

hmm I have a question, what the difference between "I love your video", "I really love your video", and "I literally love your video"? cuz

[@balikbas]

Welcome back, Sir. It's nice to see you back again :)

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Thank you Olcay. :) And thanks for still being around!

[@balikbas]

@@SlowEasyEnglish It's my pleasure. You're doing great ;)

[@samuellevy4408]

Literally great video

In other words, don't use the word literally figuratively.

[@njambi1860]

Thank you i needed to knw the reel meani

[@overkilldyl6841]

This literally blew my mind thank you

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Hmmm... literally? ;)

[@overkilldyl6841]

@@SlowEasyEnglish :P

[@arzuakdag256]

Literally, you are right😁

[@kaios9059]

Literally has been used figuratively for hundreds of years, people arent using it wrong

[@blackbutterfly233ify]

@@kaios9059 yes they are. Example, the original poster used it incorrectly

[@ShazWag]

I have friends who use this word in almost every sentence, which is beginning to grate on me 😖 😂. I'm not going to say anything about it, as they weren't too happy when I mentioned their incorrect use of _bought_ versus _brought_ and that it's _cardboard_ and not _carboard_ .

[@themisq5009]

Thank you, it was literally not difficult! 😉

[@speakyourheart5020]

literally, it wasn't😂

[@irir1810]

Perfect literally

[@simplygem2227]

Kinda confused! I just watched a YT Video of an American lady vlogger about the word "literally" and she used the word in an exaggerated way which is you said that it is wrong.

[@ignadoubt]

I just needed to watch this video to confirm that every single day that I watch Twitch streamers I hear someone using this word so badly, literally, a lot of cringe.

[@videoshomepage]

The word lead versus led drives me crazy because very few people get it correct.

[@JustClaude13]

I have trouble with lead versus lead. And bow vs bow or bow. It gets complicated.

[@JoeJoe-mx1uk]

Have never hated a word so much in my life, due to its overuse. Literally.

[@lucianoabreuoliveirabedett8765]

Hello there, the audio it is not sson good, can you work on it?

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Yeah, sorry about that. It does sound a bit tinny, doesn't it? I forgot to use my external mic for this one. :(

[@jesusistheonlyway2636]

Maybe it’s ur phone I hear it fine

[@conspiracybar7747]

@@jesusistheonlyway2636 I just use the volume button. Many videos have different audio, so I adjust accordingly. :)

[@GissellaR]

Here cause I noticed how much I say it and it’s annoying 😂 I think it just became internet slang so everybody says it excessively now

[@kaios9059]

literally has been used as a figurative word for hundreds of years

[@those-who-live-in-death]

@@kaios9059 funny... how the word to distinguish the literal from the figurativelly, is used literally in a figurativelly meaning. How ironic is...

[@chrishitch319]

@@kaios9059ppl might always have been speaking ironically, metaphorically or hyperbolically when using it but when OVERLY used it becomes perverted, confusing and annoying. Everything in moderation but excessiveness is no bueno, especially in this case and the word 'like'

[@Haze_Loto]

Not only English speakers use it wrong, Spanish speakers too

[@AD65]

I'm a native English speaker [I'm English] and I pronounce it "literally" not "liderally". That's an American pronunciation

[@shatteredknight1129]

Thumbs up! My only gripe is the presentation. Its really sluggish. But the point is excellent. It happens all the time. Users try to debate it's fine to use as slang. Yet the only word that implies it's not any slang or figure of speech.

[@겨울신-g3f]

hi professor Xavier.

[@jol778]

The other misuse that troubles me is when people do mean literally, but it is completely unnecessary to say literally, because the thing they are describing has almost no chance of being mistaken for a figurative meaning “ I’m literally going to get my hair cut today “ well yes you are and you do mean literally but there was no confusion or need for you to say literally , “ I will be at your house in literally a minute “ yes that’s fine because we often use a minute figuratively to mean a short while which could for some people actually be 10 maybe 15 or even more minutes

[@jgteoh]

The volume was literally low, however I literally understand.

[@yodavanckart]

I was in a brazilian server of a meme app and there was a post of a big bang theory of that one scene that a guy says "i've literally hadn't done this a million years" and Sheldon was like "Literally? Literally?" And the comments were "Stupid gringo dont know how to use literally"

[@GgGg-yk8tt]

🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@TheSkyline5467]

It seems we're destroying the meaning of words in the English language at a more rapid pace than ever.

[@igor4246]

It's extremely odd for non native Americans to hear how Americans don't know what literally means...

[@kaios9059]

we do, the word just has multiple usages as its used to mean literally and figuratively depending on context

[@igor4246]

@@kaios9059 The word does not have multiple usages. That video was pretty clear about it.

[@kaios9059]

@@igor4246 and the history of the word and even its google definition make it pretty clear that it does. Literally has been used figuratively by famous authors for hundreds of years. A youtube video doesnt change that

[@kaios9059]

@@igor4246 they even used it to be figurative in the great gatsby. So while the video says it doesnt have multiple usages, history, the definitions, and literature says it does have another meaning

[@igor4246]

@@kaios9059 Your parameters are a movie and Google. Literally means literally, it does not have a different meaning. But do what you want, and speak how you like. Bye.

[@LaymansLinguist]

The meaning(s) of a word are determined by how it's actually used-if is commonly used to mean "figuratively" and, more importantly, if other users of the language understand that usage, then... that's a correct way of using . Don't let anyone police your dialect.

[@josegonzales9169]

That's because English doesn't have an authority that controls the rules of the language like other languages, that doesn't mean it's a good thing.

[@lookbovine]

If it is superfluous it is not necessarily incorrect but is quite annoying and will make you sound like you know no other adjectives to add emphasis if it is used in every conversation.

[@Stella-vj6sx]

Plus, languages change over time. If enough people keep using literally the 'wrong' way, it'll eventually be accepted as also correct. I won't take sides on whether this is good or bad, it's just a fact.

[@themanwhocouldnotsleep6065]

The misuse of words like "literally" will lead us to so much confusion that we will eventually and inevitably lose our minds.

[@LaymansLinguist]

@@themanwhocouldnotsleep6065 I think you mean "misuse"

[@lexdysia9119]

LaNgUaGe iS eVoLvInG so therefore there’s no point in having any rules at all…. /s

[@siobanethier]

Better yet, don’t use it at all because you’ll sound like an inarticulate teenager!!

[@chrishitch319]

It’s crazy to me to see more n more how even the older generation uses it as much as teens in some cases and everyone in even professional settings.

[@elliottberry5317]

It is so annoying. I think a lot of it is just simply being lazy and succumbing to whatever is trendy. When I hear people use the word "literally" every 5 seconds in a conversation, I picture one of those little propeller caps on their stupid heads. The real problem is that it's a direct misrepresentation of reality. "Literal" and "figurative" are opposites. Words have meaning, or at least they used to.

[@uchijav5942]

What if i were to say "I literally JUST told him that" after someone asks if i told a person something like 5 seconds ago? Would it be more appropriate to take out the "just"?

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

That sounds natural and correct to me. :)

[@ronniewoods3948]

People are using the word "literally" when they should be using the word "actually."

[@ОльгаКозарезова-и5б]

Where are you from ? I'm a teacher of English from Khabarovsk. I will be in Tokyo in august 😊

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

I'm from Toronto originally. What will you be doing in Tokyo? Vacation? I never heard of Khabarovsk before so I looked it up on the map. It's not very far from here, is it!

[@ОльгаКозарезова-и5б]

Vacation. Yes, it is. It' s nearby. Far Estern part of Russia. Thank you for your videos

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

@@ОльгаКозарезова-и5б That's great. I hope you have a great time in Tokyo! If you have some free time when you're here, feel free to let me know. It would be cool to meet some of my viewers. We could do a video together! haha

[@ОльгаКозарезова-и5б]

Oh, okey. Why not😁.

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

@@ОльгаКозарезова-и5б Unfortunately, I think KZbin got rid of private messaging so you'll need to use Facebook or Instagram to contact me so that we can schedule a place/time. You can use the Facebook link that is on this channel or the Instagram link that is on my travel channel. Looking forward to it! :)

[@rrace2]

The show King of Queens made a point of this in early 2000s

[@elweasel2010]

I find it easier to click Like before I have watched the video. 0:19

[@speakyourheart5020]

literally, you explained so well.

[@younespkflow8910]

I’m new to this channel

[@shevetlevi2821]

I recently retired from teaching at a doctoral level. While I genuinely like millenials their use of the word literally drove me crazy; "My face literally exploded when I saw that!" "My car insurance policy literally kicked me out because of too many tickets." A question to people who misuse the word: What word do you use when you actually mean to express the notion of literally?

[@midingpertin4294]

Hello sir. I have a slight confusion. Lets say I use the sentence "I am so hungry, I could literally eat a horse." This seems like an exaggerration and in most cases it is but what if I truly mean it. Will I still be allowed to use 'literally'.

[@ACE112ACE112]

Well can you eat a horse?

[@midingpertin4294]

@@ACE112ACE112 It's not impossible.

[@uchijav5942]

If you can literally eat a horse then yes

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Lol!!! It is "literally" impossible for a human to eat a horse. I mean, maybe a whale could say it if they could speak. haha

[@kakyolillian2310]

That word has been confusing me 😂😂😂 especially on how people apply in a sentence

[@acrishclaise2267]

Am now confused about the fact that when i check in the dictionary it means wondering body Please try to correct me about it, thank you

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Hard to say without seeing the dictionary myself but I can't imagine why it says "wondering body".

[@shabeelkhanbangash619]

I like your funny smile more than your teaching 😅😅😅

[@shabeelkhanbangash619]

Just gonna subscribe your channel

[@كلداني10]

You literally right

[@metasin6]

The mis-use of this word literally makes me pull my hair out!

[@Thespian-wp6xq]

It drives me mad!

[@JustClaude13]

Being logically correct is difficult when the word 'literally' has been used as an intensifier in written English since 1769. It appears in works by Dickens, Austin and Bronte, among many others. It can even literally be found in Tom Sawyer. So to say it can't be used the way great authors have used it for centuries is going against a heavy precedent. But we have to stand firm. It literally indicates written letters and can only be used in reference to the written word. The more modern extension as a replacement for 'precisely' is a dangerous slope which will only lead to the licentiousness of imprecise speech, resulting in the degradation of the English language.

[@orlandomoreno6168]

"Even native English speakers." More like only native speakers get it wrong...

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

ha! kinda true!

[@kaios9059]

look up literally in webster, this word has been used like this for hundreds of years by famous authors, it isnt used incorrectly

@@SlowEasyEnglish Yeah, like Dickens, and Brontë, and Joyce.

[@härjaren]

From the comment section of Joe Rogan Podcast I bring you: "legit" "Legit" seems to be the new "literally".. "Calling out video games is so common nowadays. How about calling out social media *which is legit making people psychotic."* I didn't get evidence for the commenter's assertion, but got some comments that his post was "figurative", not "literal".. because he used "legit".. which should mean 'legitimate/ly'

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Yes, you're correct, in this context you could say "legit" is the same as "literally".

[@härjaren]

@@SlowEasyEnglish As a non-native speaker of english this makes me happy! :)

[@8iego815]

I been looking for a video like this, haha. Here is a list of some of the words that people wrongly replace "literally" for: Very Honestly Really So Actually

[@kaios9059]

except they arent, literally is also used to emphasis something being said or exaggerate something and has been for a long time now, the great gatsby from 1925 even uses literally figuratively

[@8iego815]

@@kaios9059 Nah, it is still wrongly used by definition. Authors of any story, no matter who or which, do not justify the misuse of a word.

[@kaios9059]

@@8iego815 the word has definition in websters dictionary supporting the use of it to mean figuratively, so by definition people are using it correctly and people have gone into the history of literally.

[@kaios9059]

​@@8iego815 there are words that are the opposites of themselves like literally, context matters. Left can mean to leave, but it can also me to remain. Cleave means to split or seperate but can also mean to stick together. and the authors werent misusing the word, they used it correctly.

[@8iego815]

@@kaios9059 You my good sir, sound insane. And no, I don't mean the opposite meaning of it, nor my context clues have the intentions for your subjective point of view to see it as such. There's no reading between the lines nor an opinion on words. Unfortunately it's too late for society to understand. Definition lately has been, and will end up being rather culturally subjective as the pronunciations of words. You unfortunately, are part of that society...

[@alexlalov7152]

Even native speakers? It's mostly wrongly used by them. You wouldn't hear a french or chinese person use it every other word.

[@sasaalien1215]

"This is literally me" That is not what literally means

[@Tiaandjoy]

Much appreciated, your pronunciation is literally obvious.

[@zochiang]

ITS SOOOO ANNOYING .people USING THIS WORD literally every sentence 😂😂😂😂

[@chrishitch319]

It’s used WAY too much. It’s OVERLY and MIS-used. There are better, more accurate words they could be using. It’d be different if it were used moderately or every now n then, but it’s a problem when it is such a crutch word used in every other sentence or phrase 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@immasista6537]

Sista literally jus readed a whole book 😏

[@donranil4613]

I didn’t get. My concern is why we are using these type of words with regular English. We have many easy ways to talk such as “exactly”, “correctly”, “actually” , “accurately” and lot more.. really don’t know why we are confusing

[@lindahhope4307]

i literally didnt know how to use the word literally in a sentence now i literally know how to use it like "i literally took yr phone on purpose" i actually took yr 📱on purpose 🤔🤷

[@warcraftdude13]

I'm an Australian and my brother's wife (from US) + her family are always using "literally". Americans can't take a joke so I just take the piss out of them

[@donranil4613]

Thank you sir.. You are so good. But the adverb of " literally" I don't understand. Since we are not native speakers better avoid speaking it 😞

[@sangtea_lsa]

It's literally clear to me

[@voicevitality7197]

So is it transparent or in focus?

[@chrishitch319]

Are you sure you don’t mean, 'really' or 'now' or having no 'literally', just completely omitted? Expand yo vocab, user

[@kishore4613]

Literally means really

[@kaios9059]

its like people dont understand words can have multiple meanings

[@kishore4613]

What do you mean

[@kishore4613]

@@kaios9059 what do you mean

[@kaios9059]

@@kishore4613 ive been debating people over this who think literally can only mean literal, and deny it has any other meaning even when dictionaries prove them wrong

[@kishore4613]

@@kaios9059 I am asking question What is literally?

[@MooseKnuckleWarrior]

I like everything that you're doing as it is useful for, well everyone really, but if someone really dedicated their time and effort into making multiple visits every day for no longer than a few minutes each time at a fast food restaurant, I believe that they could "literally" visit that restaurant 1 million times within their lifetime. Would this be practical in any sense? Perhaps. Would it be fulfilling? Hell yeah! I hope my comment was helpful.

[@PopCapMusicTrending]

I tragically misused literally hahahahaha

[@bobubob5025]

Most do

[@pory913]

Even on google dictionary

[@PopCapMusicTrending]

@@pory913 hi, how's quarantine?

[@Votey12345]

oh god i literaly hate it when people do this

[@earlofsandwich7884]

It's been bugging me for most of 2020!

[@erlycuyler]

I'm like literally starting the like anti literally crusade. It's like literally driving me nuts.

You've lost that war *looong* before you were even born. But you do you, Don Q.

[@chrishitch319]

I guess you’re literally an idiot then or a troll ofc

[@melancholymartialarts7095]

I think you're taking their use of the word literally. Lol I think you understand they're joking. Saying I literally ate their a million times is just ment to emphasize how much someone loves something by being silly. You sound fun to be around

[@chrishitch319]

You sound REALLY annoying to be around, with your low-vocabulary-having self. We get that it’s used in its opposite, original meaning to be figurative, ironic, hyperbolic, emphatic BUT when it is OVERused then it’s a problem. It becomes perverted, therefore more confusing and annoying. Besides there are better, more accurate words that can be used and substitute this overly used, trendy one to better express your message.

[@a.y4999]

Hey you looks like Jeff Bezos 👍

[@yagyabasnet4712]

Make a loud voice.

[@deltaseal9567]

Bobby plays

[@MowingU.8132]

Laugh when you hear it! Think 80s bimbo.

[@kuminetsuha35]

My head figuratively expoded when i realized that i was using the word "literally" in a wrong way

[@SlowEasyEnglish]

Really glad to hear it didn't literally explode!

[@kaios9059]

you werent, literally can be used and has been used figuratively for hundreds of years, even famous authors have used it figuratively

[@Balls1335]

@trains and trams I guess we should just start changing definitions of words on a whim just because people are too lazy to utter any other word as an intensifier.

[@padinafallah6018]

First of all tnx for clearing all confusions but I don't know how can I use "literally" in a sentence! I mean grammaticaly