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05-31-2005, 12:53 PM
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Re: Phrases that bother you/don\'t make any sense
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[ QUOTE ] I hate it when people say "literally" for emphasis, as in: "I literally shat my pants when that card came on the river". Unless you did, STFU with your "literally". [/ QUOTE ] I totally agree with that one. I read something last week that said, "I literally flew across the room." No you didn't, but if you did then I'm sure it would've made front page news...stop using words you don't understand. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think there's anything wrong with this, it's not that people don't understand the word "literally", it's just that they don't happen to be using it in a literal sense. There are a ton of words like that. omgomg he said "ton" but of course you can't actually weigh words! 
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#32
05-31-2005, 12:54 PM
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I hate it when people say "literally" for emphasis, as in: "I literally shat my pants when that card came on the river". Unless you did, STFU with your "literally". [/ QUOTE ] We have a winner. I swear one of these days my brain is going to leap from my skull and strangle some motherfucker that says this.
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#33
05-31-2005, 12:54 PM
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"I could care less" People are just so dumb [/ QUOTE ] I [censored] hate this.
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#34
05-31-2005, 12:55 PM
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"It was like giving candy to a baby" [/ QUOTE ] I like this one. It's even easier than taking it. [ QUOTE ] "...the whole inch" [/ QUOTE ] Okay, that's just ridiculous.
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#35
05-31-2005, 01:00 PM
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Re: Phrases that bother you/don\'t make any sense
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"It's always in the last place you look." Of course it is...unless you're stupid enough to keep looking after you found it. [/ QUOTE ] Ever seen Adam Sandler's " 10 Things that Piss me Off?" Link
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#36
05-31-2005, 01:12 PM
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Re: Phrases that bother you/don\'t make any sense
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I hate it when people say "literally" for emphasis, as in: "I literally shat my pants when that card came on the river". Unless you did, STFU with your "literally". [/ QUOTE ] I totally agree with that one. I read something last week that said, "I literally flew across the room." No you didn't, but if you did then I'm sure it would've made front page news...stop using words you don't understand. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think there's anything wrong with this, it's not that people don't understand the word "literally", it's just that they don't happen to be using it in a literal sense. There are a ton of words like that. omgomg he said "ton" but of course you can't actually weigh words! [/ QUOTE ] You're missing the point. It's one thing to say, "I've seen that movie a million times." People understand that it's an exaggeration and you're just trying to say you've seen that movie a bunch of times. If you say, "I've seen that movie literally a million times" then you just look like a donkey...obviously you haven't seen a movie a million times, or even a million movies. If you understand what the word 'literally' means then you wouldn't be using it in the sentence to show exaggeration.
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#37
05-31-2005, 01:16 PM
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You're missing the point. It's one thing to say, "I've seen that movie a million times." People understand that it's an exaggeration and you're just trying to say you've seen that movie a bunch of times. If you say, "I've seen that movie literally a million times" then you just look like a donkey...obviously you haven't seen a movie a million times, or even a million movies. If you understand what the word 'literally' means then you wouldn't be using it in the sentence to show exaggeration. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not missing the point. Everyone understands the word "literally", it's hardly an obscure word. People use words which are not accurate to exaggerate the whole time. It's not correct but unless you're writing an essay or something technical, I don't see why it should be an issue.
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#38
05-31-2005, 01:24 PM
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Re: Phrases that bother you/don\'t make any sense
It's because flammable isn't a legit word. It's like "irregardless" mentioned upthread. It's become accepted because of common misusage.
So many people confused the "in" (part of INflame) with the prefix meaning "not," that manufacturers starting using "flammable" to label clothing and containers. The idea was that people would see a warning like "inflammable liquid" and think that the liquid was NOT combustible, leading to legions of charred illiterates.
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#39
05-31-2005, 01:25 PM
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We have a winner. I swear one of these days my brain is literally going to leap from my skull and strangle some motherfucker that says this. [/ QUOTE ] FYP
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#40
05-31-2005, 01:26 PM
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Re: Phrases that bother you/don\'t make any sense
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[ QUOTE ] You're missing the point. It's one thing to say, "I've seen that movie a million times." People understand that it's an exaggeration and you're just trying to say you've seen that movie a bunch of times. If you say, "I've seen that movie literally a million times" then you just look like a donkey...obviously you haven't seen a movie a million times, or even a million movies. If you understand what the word 'literally' means then you wouldn't be using it in the sentence to show exaggeration. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not missing the point. Everyone understands the word "literally", it's hardly an obscure word. People use words which are not accurate to exaggerate the whole time. It's not correct but unless you're writing an essay or something technical, I don't see why it should be an issue. [/ QUOTE ] It's not a big issue, it just makes the person talking look like a donkey.
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