Subject: | Re: [OM] All wrought up (was) IMG: Snow Again |
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From: | Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
Date: | Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:55:12 +0000 |
No, sorry, that's not what I meant, Jan. I meant that people are now using "literally" as a means of emphasis, thus undermining its meaning and losing us another useful word. Chris On 30 Jan 2011, at 18:42, Jan Steinman wrote: > > But you cite "really" as a misapplication of "literally." Isn't literally > really literally's real meaning? :-) -- _________________________________________________________________ Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ |
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