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Re:Calling Yourself ‘Humbled’ Doesn’t Sound as Humble as It ... by cmdrfred on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @10:35AM (#13482192)
If literally means figuratively sometimes and literally others, doesn't it then essentially lack any purpose whatsoever? It is meaningless in that case.
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Re:Calling Yourself ‘Humbled’ Doesn’t Sound as Humble as It ... by oddlyaromatic on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @10:51AM (#13482344)
That's how metaphor works. It actually happens a lot in English, here's a list of so-called "contranyms" http://www.dailywritingtips.com/75-contronyms-words-with-con...

EDIT I'm actually not crazy about this list, some them are pretty tenuous.

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Re:Calling Yourself ‘Humbled’ Doesn’t Sound as Humble as It ... by Chris2048 on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:39PM (#13483681)
How does metaphor work?
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Re:Calling Yourself ‘Humbled’ Doesn’t Sound as Humble as It ... by theseatoms on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @03:15PM (#13485554)
Figuratively.
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