Re:Game Theory Take On - Washington’s Rogue Elephants
by jessriedel on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @02:25PM
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"Literally" referred to the fact that the OP literally called them mad elephants, not that they literally are .
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Re:Game Theory Take On - Washington’s Rogue Elephants
by donall on Thursday July 28, 2011 @09:34AM
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I was just reminded of that xkcd comic and thought I would share. I wasn't actually trying to start an argument about the usage of the term "literally" (which is why I'm not continuing it!). In any case, I would have thought the comic portrays the person doing the correcting in a crazy enough light to show disdain for the practice...