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jlgreco
4674 days ago
Maybe. It is possible that the word is used sarcastically more often than literally though. For instance, it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the word
"literally"
may actually be used more often to mean
"not literally"
.
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joshschreuder
4674 days ago
'Literally' is already in the OED as 'not literally':
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10240917/Uproar-as-OED-...
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leephillips
4674 days ago
Indeed!
http://lee-phillips.org/literallyEgregious/
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