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Re:Is prison contagious? by steveklabnik on Thursday June 26, 2014 @10:15PM (#7952473)
Literally also means figuratively (in effect, virtually) now, see definition two: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally
Re:Is prison contagious? by sosborn on Thursday June 26, 2014 @10:31PM (#7952508)
Can we please all get together and stop this? The only reason that this was allowed to happen is that a bunch of idiots used the world "literally" incorrectly. It won't be long before "must of" gets into the dictionary along with "prolly".
Re:Is prison contagious? by nikatwork on Thursday June 26, 2014 @11:15PM (#7952596)
Forsooth knave, thou dost not graspeth that ye Englyshe language doth ever evolve over yon ages. Let it not vex you.

English is a living language, that's why we don't still speak in Chaucer's Middle English [1]. If you want a perfectly static language, learn Latin.

http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/canterbury-tales-wife-bat...