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If that's true, it should have been constantly resisted from the moment it started. Ever vigilant! My point is is DOES matter how it started. How long before "me" as a synonym of "I" becomes standard usage, since so many people misuse it that way? That should be resisted to. By force of education. There must be a more appropriate thread somewhere here for us to continue this tangent. Writer's Corner, maybe? Last edited by ApK; 03-20-2017 at 03:24 PM. |
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There is at least one other possibility for people using "literally" when they mean figuratively. It could have started out with people using the hyperbole, "almost literally." From there, it was only a small step to people using "literally" when they mean "figuratively." But, it is still a pet peeve of mine when people do it. Probably my greatest pet peeve concerning word usage is when a man or woman says "we're pregnant." I guess that it started out when someone wanted to be cute and said that instead of saying, "we're expecting a baby." Well, a man and woman can be expecting a baby, but only a woman can be pregnant (carrying a fertilized egg or embryo). |
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