Eliezer Strongbad: why do people say "literally" when they mean "figuratively", the complete opposite?
the apple: because people don't know how to use the english language properly?
just a guess
Eliezer Strongbad: oh
the apple: yes
Eliezer Strongbad: hmm
the apple: what's the sentence?
Eliezer Strongbad: the apple: he was literally screaming his head off
the apple: oh.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
English snob
I am sure that certain readers of this blog will be amused by this.
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I think this is one of the funniest posts to ever be posted on this blog. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are a formatting snob!
ReplyDeleteNext time you guys steal a scene from "How I Met Your Mother" please properly cite it
ReplyDeleteLiterally, a blog
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ReplyDeleteed, was it really?
ReplyDeletecould u find it for me?
I literally laughed my ass off at this post! er... I mean...
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Found ya via treppenwitz! Will be back....
People learn words from context. "Literally" is often used in a way that might make it seem like it's just a way of emphasizing something: "He was literally jumping out of his seat!"
ReplyDeleteYou are a formatting snob!
That's one of the best parts of this blog! I find myself modeling my formatting after Ezzie's sometime.
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ReplyDelete::Sigh::
ReplyDeleteWhat are the English majors coming to?
::Sigh::
ReplyDeleteWhat are the English majors coming to?
We're hopeless. Literally.
What the ?
ReplyDeleteCan I just note that nearly ALL the posts currently displayed have a blockquote feature? And that most of those posts did NOT have blockquoting in their original form?
ReplyDeleteYup, Apple, I was amused.
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