When I am feeling snarky and someone starts a sentence with "honestly", or "I'll be honest..." I usually just say, "how do you start a sentence when you are outright lying to me?" Ha ha.
You Can Literally Use the Word Literally, Literally Anyway You Want?
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I used to be in the habit of saying 'classic whomever ' whenever someone would do something typical of them. For example, cosmic says he doesn't like cobs, you'd I would say 'classic Cosmic'. Anyway, I had a dream before my daughter was born where our doctor was late to the delivery, and I remarked to my wife, in labour, 'classic Dr. Wu' and she exploded at me with rage.
Was it just a dream or foreshadowing? I never found out and the habit died.
Was it just a dream or foreshadowing? I never found out and the habit died.
actually that means don't eat strawberries. Dreams are weird like that. Classic weird dreams.
Ugh, like, gag me with a spoon. It's just, like, THE WORST. ::flounce::
I cringe when I hear that crap. And yeah, "Can I ask you a question?" ranks up there with the same level of stupidity. Why don't you just ask your question, it would have taken less than half the time. What's even worse, if you answer no, they ask anyway.
Or like, when someone starts off with, "I don't mean any offence," "don't take this the wrong way," and then they say something offensive, like "you stink."
Yep! I never understood why a fella would say “To be honest...”. But, I’m also occasionally guilty of the “At the end of the day...” which I’m trying to desperately cure myself of. ?
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Literally is currently the most overused word in the English language.
Literally...
Literally...
I know, I know... I used to be the biggest corrector of the word, asking folks why they don't instead say "actually." But, I've lost the battle. The damned dictionary has ended the war... :::sigh:::
I think that these younger folks just have a hard time reasoning the differences in the subtle uses of the language.
I think that these younger folks just have a hard time reasoning the differences in the subtle uses of the language.
We’ve all got our little vocal tics. I worked a farmer’s market where another vendor next to me punctuated literally every phrase with “y’know.” “These are, y’know, tomatoes the we, y’know, raised from seeds that were, y’know saved, y’know from last year so, y’know, their our, y’know, own seeds.” His head looked like a furry white Tic-Tac, too. I picked on him relentlessly until a co-worker pointed out to me that I inject “y’know” at an alarming rate, as well, but that at least my head didn’t look like a furry Tic-Tac.
I have friends who drop “literally” all the time. My girlfriend does it-a lot- when she’s had a few drinks. In which cases it’s more like “lil-er-a-lee.” It’s not endearing anymore.
One I especially hate is the phrase “Be that as it may.” When people say that I want to punt them into eternity.
I have friends who drop “literally” all the time. My girlfriend does it-a lot- when she’s had a few drinks. In which cases it’s more like “lil-er-a-lee.” It’s not endearing anymore.
One I especially hate is the phrase “Be that as it may.” When people say that I want to punt them into eternity.
I cringe when I hear that crap. And yeah, "Can I ask you a question?" ranks up there with the same level of stupidity. Why don't you just ask your question, it would have taken less than half the time. What's even worse, if you answer no, they ask anyway.
Then hit them with...it's literally "MAY I ask you a question" not "CAN I ask you a question".
Then hit them with...it's literally "MAY I ask you a question" not "CAN I ask you a question".
You haven't asked permission to ask that one.
And always remember, "irregardless" is literally not a word.
My wife and I are always like “no, not literally!” when we hear it on TV. But I do recognize that language is a living thing and usage becomes reality.
Yes. But undisirregardlessly of that fact, people still say it.
But you can use the word “literally” figuratively if you want! ?
I remember a similar issue when 'pimp' started to mean something else. Anyone remember Pimp My Ride?
Language is a living thing, that's how it goes. Literally.
Language is a living thing, that's how it goes. Literally.
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