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I'm guessing that the informal usage, which

Posted on: December 17, 2016 at 14:22:18 CT

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I had never heard of before, came about later, since in easily 99% of the time that is how its used.

Why can't people just say figuratively, which is what people really mean when they say literally.

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Obama's Most Damaging Deceptions - kp83 MU - 12/17 13:14:14

You missed -well quite a lot - JG A - 12/17 14:36:45

If I list all of his lies it gets rather long - kp83 MU - 12/17 14:47:41

He wanted Assad out. - JG A - 12/17 15:04:12

Why? - kp83 MU - 12/17 15:10:04

usual oil related and buds with Russia - JG A - 12/17 15:21:36

Buds w Russia? - kp83 MU - 12/17 15:24:46

Yes Assad is buds with Russia - JG A - 12/17 15:28:04

But, but, but... - kp83 MU - 12/17 15:48:22

Not sure what you mean - JG A - 12/17 16:06:37

lol, yeah, obama should fix "climate change" - 90Tiger MU - 12/17 14:47:16

Yes the environment is by far BY FAR the most - JG A - 12/17 15:03:35

maybe, but wanting the federal govt to address it sure - 90Tiger MU - 12/17 16:56:09

Don't forget his promises about reigning in the banksters - JeffB MU

- 12/17 14:10:02

Hmm. Wonder what happend to his net worth in - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 14:27:45

A lot of the banksters gave themselves and their top officer - JeffB MU

- 12/17 14:33:57

Very thoughtful. Very accurate. Well done. I would - hokie VT - 12/17 13:40:45

Well, everyone misuses literally. Almost.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 13:42:36

I misused the word if... - kp83 MU - 12/17 13:52:22

I'm guessing that the informal usage, which - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 14:22:18

I get that. It is imo, an example of dumbing down the - hokie VT - 12/17 14:06:07

RE: I get that. It is imo, an example of dumbing down the - kp83 MU - 12/17 14:21:50

The dictionary is literally wrong? (nm) - JeffB MU

- 12/17 14:13:49

Virtually. It is literally as stupid as the raskol's cat. - hokie VT - 12/17 14:25:51

And of course, THE most misused word of all, by far -- - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 14:33:04

Literally is literally my oldest daughter's pet peeve. - JeffB MU

- 12/17 14:29:45

Limbaugh does and it makes me nuts. nm - hokie VT - 12/17 13:43:14

I listened to him probably 30 yrs ago when he got - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 13:47:05

We disagree. Totally. nm - hokie VT - 12/17 13:48:12

You mean about guests?(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 14:23:20

About everything. Limbaugh is great. And to reopen an - hokie VT - 12/17 14:35:26

Sure covers most of it. As for myself, re no. 4, - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 13:32:13

RE: Obama's Most Damaging Deceptions - jmlppx MU - 12/17 13:21:13