Literally?

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:09 pm

Now is my pick for the one people use too

much, especially without understanding the meaning.

Today I read an article where someone was describing

what a good job somebody was doing and said "She

literally can move mountains."

Uhm, NO.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:14 pm

Maybe she's a heavy equipment operator?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:32 pm

That one drives me up the wall, too. Not literally, though many wouldn't hesitate to say it. :yh_wink

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:50 pm

Maybe it was a reference to her breasts?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:01 am

Having been In sales for years, I have heard some crap In my time. But the one that Irritated the life out of me was:

I'm just throwing snowballs at the moon.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:42 am

SnoozeAgain;1428945 wrote: Maybe she's a heavy equipment operator?

Ha ha, no, she is/was in an administrative type desk job. Not that there's anything

wrong with that.

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:51 am

I suspect they don't "literally" mean it... :wah:

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:32 am

valerie;1428969 wrote: Ha ha, no, she is/was in an administrative type desk job. Not that there's anything

wrong with that.

Mountains of paperwork, then. Just a little bit of hyperbole.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:07 am

valerie;1428944 wrote: Now is my pick for the one people use too

much, especially without understanding the meaning.

Today I read an article where someone was describing

what a good job somebody was doing and said "She

literally can move mountains."

Uhm, NO.

Really?

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:30 pm

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:18 pm

Update on new usage: How the wrong definition of 'literally' sneaked into the dictionary - The Week

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:42 pm

valerie;1428944 wrote: Now is my pick for the one people use too

much, especially without understanding the meaning.

Today I read an article where someone was describing

what a good job somebody was doing and said "She

literally can move mountains."

Uhm, NO.

Perhaps she really meant to say "literarily" and was saying that she could read or write books about moving mountains. :wah: