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minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoLiterally holds meaning, two meanings principally. They just happen to be opposite. “Literally” could mean either “actually” or “not actually, but similar in a way”, but wouldn’t ever mean “duck”.
minus-squareHonytawk@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month ago“Literally” only holds the opposite meaning when used as a hyperbole.
minus-squareTypFaffke@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoJoke’s on you, I’m having roasted literally for dinner
minus-squareMechanismatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYou should literally literally when a literally flies straight for your face because those feathered fowl can be as aggressive as gooses.
Literally holds meaning, two meanings principally. They just happen to be opposite. “Literally” could mean either “actually” or “not actually, but similar in a way”, but wouldn’t ever mean “duck”.
“Literally” only holds the opposite meaning when used as a hyperbole.
Joke’s on you, I’m having roasted literally for dinner
You should literally literally when a literally flies straight for your face because those feathered fowl can be as aggressive as gooses.