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I also want to know why everybody from this generation uses the word, "like" much. It is literally driving me insane.
Also, kids should, like, get off my lawn.
its a turn of phrase
and it is not an incorrect or new usage of the term.
http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/109061?redirectedFrom=literally#eid
Totally.
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How about he " goes" instead of "said".
One of my daughter's friend said that when suffering an embarrassing moment, she "literally died".
I literally could care less.
It's not just the current generation; it's on TV, on the radio, on social media.. it's a trend, almost. And it's one of my biggest pet peeves. People used to use the F word to emphasize the importance of a person, place or thing in a sentence. Now, they use the word "literally". It's really annoying.
Grammar Guy wrote:
It's really annoying.
You could say... it's literally annoying.
I don't mind "literally." Excessive softening language is my pet peeve in communicating with people of my own generation. It's to the point where people think that you are being rude or blunt if you simply say what you mean.
Using the word "just" to diminish one's own point and saying that you "wanted to" do something that you are in fact actually doing are the two biggest examples I see regularly. Every time I get an email that starts with "I just wanted to get in touch with you to..." I want to respond "okay, let me know when you decide to do so."
NotIronic wrote:
You could say... it's literally annoying.
Not as annoying as people dropping their T's, either because that's what they grew up with or because they're affecting yoof speak, they're as bad as each other. It makes my blood boil, yes, literally. This is probably a British problem. Sorry, a Bri'ish problem.
Ah - the fun with language we have when a word, in this case "literally," gets a bit overused. I see it used correctly sometimes, but incorrectly more often (kind of like the "I literally died" note above).
I remember when "intense" was all the rage.
Everything was intense. Or if you said something about a hard class or tough professor - the single word response would be "intense".
My current word pet peeve is when I ask for a glass of water at a restaurant, and the server says "absolutely" - or "perfect." When "yes" would suffice. I want to respond, "well, that's absolutely perfect" to see what the come back would be.
softening language wrote:
I don't mind "literally." Excessive softening language is my pet peeve in communicating with people of my own generation. It's to the point where people think that you are being rude or blunt if you simply say what you mean.
Using the word "just" to diminish one's own point and saying that you "wanted to" do something that you are in fact actually doing are the two biggest examples I see regularly. Every time I get an email that starts with "I just wanted to get in touch with you to..." I want to respond "okay, let me know when you decide to do so."
This is literally my pet peeve too. Just get to the point and tell me what you mean/want!
softening language wrote:
Using the word "just" to diminish one's own point and saying that you "wanted to" do something that you are in fact actually doing are the two biggest examples I see regularly. Every time I get an email that starts with "I just wanted to get in touch with you to..." I want to respond "okay, let me know when you decide to do so."
My running club's president sent me an email response leading off with "I wanted to thank you…" and that stuck out like a sore thumb. What training or reasoning ruled out omitting "I wanted to"? It was my first real clue that he's soft.
NotIronic wrote:
I literally could care less.
I literally could NOT care less. (other than taking the time to post this)
Wadster wrote:
Ah - the fun with language we have when a word, in this case "literally," gets a bit overused. I see it used correctly sometimes, but incorrectly more often (kind of like the "I literally died" note above).
I remember when "intense" was all the rage.
Everything was intense. Or if you said something about a hard class or tough professor - the single word response would be "intense".
My current word pet peeve is when I ask for a glass of water at a restaurant, and the server says "absolutely" - or "perfect." When "yes" would suffice. I want to respond, "well, that's absolutely perfect" to see what the come back would be.
"I literally died" is not an incorrect usage.
1.1informal Used for emphasis while not being literally true.
‘I was literally blown away by the response I got’
and that isnt some new addition to a dictionary either
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/literallyThe language is always changing, and the youth will always invent new ways to use words. Try not to let it get to you.
“Yeet” is particularly unusual.
It's an absolute travesty.
I am also getting okd wrote:
“Yeet”
Yup Disco Fries and a Tab
free_the_thigh wrote:
"I literally died" is not an incorrect usage.
1.1informal Used for emphasis while not being literally true.
‘I was literally blown away by the response I got’
and that isnt some new addition to a dictionary either
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/literally
Ok - I stand corrected. Thanks for that.
I guess I meant to say the over-usage of the word "literally" to express emphasis. Not the incorrect usage.
Anywhooooo