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Re:Pepper X by burjui on Saturday October 21, 2023 @08:49AM (#37966399)
A dumb one. The word "literally" is already used to specify that the phrase following it is not a figure of speech. There are plenty of ambiguities in natural languages, and layering them will only make things unnecessarily complicated.
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Re:Pepper X by dehugger on Sunday October 22, 2023 @02:02AM (#37973162)
It was a valid use of the word. Language evolves.

"in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually: I literally died when she walked out on stage in that costume."

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/literally

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