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Re:The difference between ‘broke’ and ‘poor’ by repsilat on Saturday March 16, 2019 @04:42PM (#19410162)
In the circumstances when "literally" is used figuratively it is an intensifier. It is never used to mean "figuratively".

Compare "really" (which funnily enough etymologically points towards meaning "literally" or "truly" as well.)

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