> It's all relative, as you imply, but the loss of the meaning of "literal"
> through blimmin' ignorance in the UK is one of my bugbears.
Language is constantly evolving. Words are invented, meanings change
and even some words die a horrible bloody death. For the real
sticklers, I ask one question: Why don't you stick with the language
prior to the great vowel shift?
AG
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