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Re:According to the dictionary, “literally” now also means “... by Schiphol on Friday August 23, 2013 @07:03AM (#6262728)
But these two outstandings are just different, no? Not contrasting in the sense made salient by the present discussion.
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Re:According to the dictionary, “literally” now also means “... by arethuza on Friday August 23, 2013 @07:12AM (#6262761)
In the context of that project final report they were meant to mean "the things we haven't done" but it looked like it meant "the best things we have done".
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Re:According to the dictionary, “literally” now also means “... by Schiphol on Friday August 23, 2013 @09:59AM (#6263626)
Right, I see what you mean.
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