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Re:Larry Page: “I think we should look into acquiring YouTub... by afarrell on Sunday September 05, 2021 @02:48PM (#28426674)
That is okay because you can use the phrase “deeply terrifying”. Languages change in general. I’m fine with that.

This specific change literally has had me pacing back and forth in distress before.

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Re:Larry Page: “I think we should look into acquiring YouTub... by co2benzoate on Sunday September 05, 2021 @04:27PM (#28427473)
Then use the word nonfiguratively instead of literally.
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Re:Larry Page: “I think we should look into acquiring YouTub... by BoorishBears on Sunday September 05, 2021 @03:33PM (#28427074)
But you can't use the phrase "quite literally"? or "in a very literal sense of the word", or some variation of those?

If this is what has you pacing in distress, I'm envious.

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Re:Larry Page: “I think we should look into acquiring YouTub... by afarrell on Sunday September 05, 2021 @05:07PM (#28427800)
> I’m envious

Well I’m also getting divorced, for reasons that aren’t entirely unrelated to literal communication.

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Re:Larry Page: “I think we should look into acquiring YouTub... by BoorishBears on Sunday September 05, 2021 @07:52PM (#28428886)
That's more paceworthy I'd say, at least compared to the natural evolution of language continuing as it has for all of recorded history.
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Re:Larry Page: “I think we should look into acquiring YouTub... by afarrell on Monday September 06, 2021 @03:16AM (#28431272)
I’m not objecting to the natural evolution of language in general. I’m objecting to the specific loss of the word “literally”.
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Re:Larry Page: “I think we should look into acquiring YouTub... by BoorishBears on Monday September 06, 2021 @10:09AM (#28433792)
So you're objecting to the natural evolution of language.
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