Remember way back when I posted those pictures of literal idioms? Here is the second installment. I am on a quest to help people remember the real definition of "literal." You know what's wrong with the world? Well, part of what's wrong, 'cause there are a lot of things that are wrong with it. When people start doing something against all logic like using the word "literal" in place of "figurative," suddenly The Man feels the need to accept their behavior. My dad sent me an article that said one dictionary added an extra use for the word "literal." Apparently they say it's okay to use the word "literal" or "literally" or any other form of the word if it's meant for exaggeration. They say it's okay to say "we literally died laughing" because it's an exaggeration. You know what I say? That's not only stupid, but it's overkill. "We died laughing" is already an exaggeration made obvious by the fact that the person saying the statement is still alive. It is not okay to change the usage of "literally" to fit in with the ignorance of the general public. You know who else altered his views to appease the general public? Pontius Pilate did. He killed Jesus. Do you want to kill Jesus, too? No? Then for the love of humanity, stop using the word "literally" in the wrong context.
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