Monday, May 23, 2005

More Language Pedantry

If you say "I was literally scared to death", that means that you were so frightened that your heart stopped and all brain function ceased, you shuffled off the mortal coil and joined the choir invisible. "Literally" is not intended to simply add emphasis. It does not mean "Really, Really".

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