Misuse of the word "literally" (funny)

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21 Oct 2010, 11:39 am

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21 Oct 2010, 11:51 am

The website this is from - http://theoatmeal.com/ - is brilliant.

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21 Oct 2010, 11:54 am

arecibo_ wrote:

The website this is from - http://theoatmeal.com/ - is brilliant.

Yeah, I'm going through it now, the one with cat facts is interesting

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21 Oct 2010, 11:57 am

True very true, which is why I say "virtually" instead because that makes a lot more sense. I virtually pissed myself laughing would be the correct thing to say.

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21 Oct 2010, 12:23 pm

Oh my god I laughed like a mad woman at the "minor differences" comic, whoever makes this is a genius.
link to it

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21 Oct 2010, 1:59 pm

IRL, I have found approximately two people besides myself who use "literally" correctly.

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21 Oct 2010, 3:29 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DDE3vzghG0[/youtube]

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22 Oct 2010, 12:47 pm

Its an irony that people use the word "literally" figuratively.

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