Literally....

[FreddyShoop]

Gotta be the most overused word in people's day to day vernacular. Jesus Christ...can anyone describe anything anymore without including a "....literally!...."

No, you didn't just literally fall out of your chair laughing.

You could remove the word from your sentence and 99.99% of the time your anecdote wouldn't suffer.

 

[PrivacyBush]

You literally are the worst poster ever.

 

[FreddyShoop]

You literally are the worst poster ever.

I'm not offended by that but I thought you liked me?

 

[PrivacyBush]

Some days. Comes and goes.

 

[FreddyShoop]

I get it.

 

[NovaUSMC01]

You literally are the worst poster ever.

BOOM!

 

[FreddyShoop]

BOOM!

Et tu, Brute? I thought we were friends.

 

[danmcguire]

A few years ago it was using ironic incorrectly as a synonym for funny or coincidental, but I would agree that the misuse of literally has taken over the top spot.

 

[LoveBurger]

Girl at work says it 30 times a day. It's very annoying but it's to the point that I find myself saying it occasionally. She also speaks like a valley girl but looks like and is a CoPer.

 

[NickleDimer]

Just one of many ticks that you can use to identify dumb people use. Up-speak, over use of "like", stuff like "no way", "oh my god", "bro", etc.

 

[WhiteChocolate]

Bizarre is the new word that women need to stop using. "Thats soooo bizarre", "How bizarre" etc.

No issue with literally, its grown on me.

 

[NickleDimer]

Bizarre is the new word that women need to stop using. "Thats soooo bizarre", "How bizarre" etc.

No issue with literally, its grown on me.

Lacking the vocabulary to describe life. Like Chris Wheeler. Every game he ever called was "weird". Extra innings? Weird game. No scoring? Lots of scoring? An error? A bunt? What a weird game.

 

[RSTRICK30]

Misuse of the word "literally" is absolutely my number one language pet peeve. A distant second is the misuse of the word, "ironic".

Separately, I inherited from my mother her disdain for those who pronounce the word, "realtor" as though it has three syllables.

 

[ComeFiesta]

Girl at work says it 30 times a day. It's very annoying but it's to the point that I find myself saying it occasionally. She also speaks like a valley girl but looks like and is a CoPer.

Just out of curiosity, how does one "look like" a CoPer? Utley jersey and Jorts?

 

[dirtyd]

Funny you post this. Met up with a friend last night for dinner. Dude can't go five minutes without saying it. Of course he uses it incorrectly 90+% of the time, like almost everyone.

On the pay board a couple weeks ago someone posted Brunson was literally killing Arch in practice. I almost called the cops

 

[PeterN]

That word is literally over used. For some reason "challenging or challenges" bugs my ass. It is frequently BS instead of articulating the real obstacle.

 

[wcburrs87]

Just one of many ticks that you can use to identify dumb people use.

Huh? Your Nova education shining thru here. You know, since you're so quick to rag on others.

 

[SnottieDrippen]

"Misunderstanding is, literally, the foundation of interhuman discourse." -Lacan

 

[NickleDimer]

Huh? Your Nova education shining thru here. You know, since you're so quick to rag on others.

We didn't learn proof reading in my liberal artist classes.

 

[NovaUSMC01]

Et tu, Brute? I thought we were friends.

In jest my good man.

 

[wcburrs87]

We didn't learn proof reading in my liberal artist classes.

It's cool. We all make mistakes from time to time. Carry on.

 

[NickleDimer]

It's cool. We all make mistakes from time to time. Carry on.

So you are able to tell the difference between a mistake and deliberately saying something that doesn't make sense dozens of times a day?

 

[adp98]

So you are able to tell the difference between a mistake and deliberating saying something that doesn't make sense dozens of times a day?

Does it literally not make sense or kind of not make sense?

 

[wcburrs87]

So you are able to tell the difference between a mistake and deliberately saying something that doesn't make sense dozens of times a day?

Dozens of times a day? Ok....

What I'm saying is that whether it's hastily writing something, a typo, the brain moving too fast for your own good, a mistake, etc that we all have pretty much erred in posting. However, only a real toolbag, d*ckhead finds the need to play the grammar police.

 

[SnottieDrippen]

I, personally, have never judged another person in my entire life. Carry on.

 

[NickleDimer]

Dozens of times a day? Ok....

What I'm saying is that whether it's hastily writing something, a typo, the brain moving too fast for your own good, a mistake, etc that we all have pretty much erred in posting. However, only a real toolbag, d*ckhead finds the need to play the grammar police.

A real toolbag d*ckhead doesn't understand the difference between a mistake (typing or grammar) and a defined pattern of using a word or phrase ignorantly wrong over and over again, every day. As described above.

 

[ericw]

"Misunderstanding is, literally, the foundation of dishuman intercourse." -Lacan

Fixed

 

[wcburrs87]

A real toolbag d*ckhead doesn't understand the difference between a mistake (typing or grammar) and a defined pattern of using a word or phrase ignorantly wrong over and over again, every day. As described above.

Not sure what you're talking about. I didn't comment about this topic. I have no clue on who is using what word/s wrong. In fact, I don't care.

 

[NickleDimer]

I have no clue.

 

[SnottieDrippen]

Fixed

Wow I have unironically enjoyed that quote for years and you just made it 10x better

 

[danmcguire]

Wow I have unironically enjoyed that quote for years and you just made it 10x better

I assumed you were making some sort of joke with the misquote and with the literally in there. If you've been enjoying it you should enjoy this (minus the slur):

 

[ChuckSullivan97]

When I hear a girl describe something as "amazing", I want to jump out a window.

 

[wcburrs87]

When I hear a girl describe something as "amazing", I want to jump out a window.

Examples?

 

[ChuckSullivan97]

"Amazing" is by far the most overused adjective out there to describe something positive. My wife was watching the Voice last night and the host asked some dopey girl a question. She used "amazing" twice in her answer. I got up and left the room.

 

[RSTRICK30]

Completely different language issue, but it drives me crazy when I hear someone refer to an actor's work as "courageous'.

 

[ericw]

Completely different language issue, but it drives me crazy when I hear someone refer to an actor's work as "courageous'.

agreed - that one is nauseating. it takes no "courage" to be an actor.

 

[danmcguire]

...or an athlete, or a politician, or about 98% of the things identified as courageous.

 

[NickleDimer]

Is enduring an illness courageous?

 

[danmcguire]

No. You can face it courageously or not. Not really important- whatever works best for the individual. But merely enduring an illness isn't courageous in and of itself.

 

[NickleDimer]

Just seems like a better word could be used there. There are many reasons to admire someone's actions and they deserve more than one limited word.