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minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·3 个月前Literally holds meaning, two meanings principally. They just happen to be opposite. “Literally” could mean either “actually” or “not actually, but similar in a way”, but wouldn’t ever mean “duck”.
minus-squareHonytawk@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 个月前“Literally” only holds the opposite meaning when used as a hyperbole.
minus-squareTypFaffke@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 个月前Joke’s on you, I’m having roasted literally for dinner
minus-squareMechanismatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前You should literally literally when a literally flies straight for your face because those feathered fowl can be as aggressive as gooses.
Literally holds meaning, two meanings principally. They just happen to be opposite. “Literally” could mean either “actually” or “not actually, but similar in a way”, but wouldn’t ever mean “duck”.
“Literally” only holds the opposite meaning when used as a hyperbole.
Joke’s on you, I’m having roasted literally for dinner
You should literally literally when a literally flies straight for your face because those feathered fowl can be as aggressive as gooses.