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November 14, 2005
Literally vs. Figuratively
I found this very interesting article on MSN on the "evolution" of the word "literally", that it has now come to mean almost the opposite of its orginal meaning. It applies to both our study of language and the evolution of language in Nanette's class as well as the literal and figurative regard we give to works of art in Ellen's class. I think it is really interesting, I hope you will too!!
http://www.slate.com/id/2129105/?GT1=7407
Posted by lciscotis at November 14, 2005 07:27 PM
Comments
Thank you for posting this article! I never really thought about the word "literally" and how I use it, but now that I think about it, I don't use it in the "proper" way. I normally use it to add emphasis, like it said in the article, but I think I use it to mean "figuratively" as well. I'll have to pay attention to that!
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