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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the problem is that it's using a word that was supposed to specify that something was not hyperbole as hyperbole, rendering it useless.

... Or... Because it's a word specifically meant to indicate it is not hyperbolic, using it in that way is literally the superlative hyperbole.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

At the cost of the word's intended use, unfortunately. RIP literally. It literally died.

[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now you have to hit literally in the chest with an adrenaline shot to bring lividity into its decaying body.

quite literally

actually literally

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

A good point, I haven't seen "quite literally" used to mean "figuratively." Perhaps there's some usefulness to be had yet.