Re:Is Perl 6 Being Renamed?
by merlincorey on Thursday August 29, 2019 @04:47PM
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The opening block with `:` and ending block with `}` literally killed me.
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My condolences to your family and friends.
If Roger Zelazny weren’t literally dead, he’d literally be rolling over in his grave for your use of the word literally.
figuratively
Re:Is Perl 6 Being Renamed?
by Stratoscope on Thursday August 29, 2019 @09:33PM
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A relevant and rather entertaining article from Merriam-Webster:
Did We Change the Definition of 'Literally'?
Literally every modern dictionary includes this definition
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-lite...
My favorite bit: "If you dislike hearing other people use it, you may continue to be upset."
So you're (literally?) using "it figuratively killed me" as a figure of speech? For real?
Characterally.
Re:Is Perl 6 Being Renamed?
by singingfish on Friday August 30, 2019 @07:02AM
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people who use literally to mean figuratively literally give me the shits.
Re:Is Perl 6 Being Renamed?
by bryanrasmussen on Thursday August 29, 2019 @08:32PM
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brutally