[lutusp]

> If you think only 14 year old girls make this mistake ...

It's not a mistake -- people are free to use words any way they want. Also, the "literally" entry over a Merriam-Webster shows Norman Cousins using the word this way:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally

2 : in effect : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins>

Language isn't a science, it's an art. This is an example of artistic freedom.

[leephillips]

I hear you. I never really understood the meaning of "ironic" until the work of Alanis Morissette.