[–] lutusp 13y ago ↗ To me, the fact that "literally" and "figuratively" are accepted as synonyms, proves the power of anarchy in daily life.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literallyA quote:1 : in a literal sense or manner : actually <took the remark literally> <was literally insane>2 : in effect : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins> [–] JoeAltmaier 13y ago ↗ I'm surprised 'literally' was ever expected to mean 'exactly'. People write fiction all the time. 'As written' doesn't imply fidelity to reality to me, at all. [–] lutusp 13y ago ↗ > I'm surprised 'literally' was ever expected to mean 'exactly'.I don't think "exactly" captures the default meaning of "literally". More like "consistent with reality."
[–] JoeAltmaier 13y ago ↗ I'm surprised 'literally' was ever expected to mean 'exactly'. People write fiction all the time. 'As written' doesn't imply fidelity to reality to me, at all. [–] lutusp 13y ago ↗ > I'm surprised 'literally' was ever expected to mean 'exactly'.I don't think "exactly" captures the default meaning of "literally". More like "consistent with reality."
[–] lutusp 13y ago ↗ > I'm surprised 'literally' was ever expected to mean 'exactly'.I don't think "exactly" captures the default meaning of "literally". More like "consistent with reality."
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A quote:
1 : in a literal sense or manner : actually <took the remark literally> <was literally insane>
2 : in effect : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins>
I don't think "exactly" captures the default meaning of "literally". More like "consistent with reality."