I don't care if it's been around since the 18th century, or that Mark Twain and James Joyce used it to mean figuratively. I still don't like literally not meaning literally.
Hm, then maybe you ought to get picky about a language other than English :-) I mean one that isn't a barbarous amalgam with no hard-and-fast structure or rules.
Oh, and don't ever, ever, ever read any of the Beat Poets' work. You're liable to literally have a heart attack! :-)
(I do know, of course, that English is merely a Frankenstein's Monster of other languages' parts. This is all in jest. Except for the misuse of literally.)
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Date: 2005-11-02 05:40 am (UTC)Oh, and don't ever, ever, ever read any of the Beat Poets' work. You're liable to literally have a heart attack! :-)
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Date: 2005-11-02 05:53 am (UTC)(I do know, of course, that English is merely a Frankenstein's Monster of other languages' parts. This is all in jest. Except for the misuse of literally.)
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Date: 2005-11-02 06:36 am (UTC)