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Google's Definition of 'Literally'

8 点作者 alecbibat将近 12 年前

10 条评论

D_Alex将近 12 年前
Eh.., I&#x27;ll put in the Urban Dictionary&#x27;s definition, for reference:<p>literally : used to describe something that actually happens or exists. A much misused adverb, often for emphasis. People often confuse this word with figuratively.<p>&quot;I literally died of embarrassment.&quot;<p>&quot;Really? How was reincarnation, you illiterate dipshit?&quot;
barnabask将近 12 年前
When I literally want to use the word &quot;literally&quot; literally, I will now say &quot;non-figuratively&quot;, as in &quot;I non-figuratively cannot believe it&#x27;s come to this.&quot;
lutusp将近 12 年前
This is not at all surprising. Other online dictionaries list both definitions as well, on the ground that a dictionary&#x27;s purpose is to dispassionately report how people use words, not try to be consistent when people aren&#x27;t consistent.
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pragmar将近 12 年前
The misuse of the term seems to date back three centuries, and has been abused for literary effect by many notable authors, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Jane Austin and Luisa May Alcott. So it seems perfectly acceptable to use the second definition with a wink, casually letting your audience know you know they know.<p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/mar/12/reality-check-literally-wrong-use-word" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;reality-check-with-polly...</a>
shurcooL将近 12 年前
On my way home yesterday, I thought I&#x27;d invent a new natural language.<p>The definition of what is valid, legal would be simple: if 80% of English speaking population understands it, then it&#x27;s legal. So typos and stuff like this would not be considered a mistake. THere fore the FolloWing wouldz bee valid alsoo.<p>But then I&#x27;d have to define what it means to speak English, which would require a lot of complex rules, etc. Then I thought it would be pointless, as it wouldn&#x27;t matter if I wrote this down or not. People would still understand each other and go on about their lives.
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a3voices将近 12 年前
Languages change over time. &quot;Goodbye&quot; originated from &quot;God be with you&quot;, but I don&#x27;t see anyone complaining about it.
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jasomill将近 12 年前
<a href="http://xkcd.com/1108/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;1108&#x2F;</a>
glomph将近 12 年前
This has been true of the word &#x27;literally&#x27; for hundreds of years. People seem to have coped. Pedants have just become more vocal since the internet.
iancarroll将近 12 年前
They should just remove the first definition.
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thenewway将近 12 年前
So if a tree falls in the forest <i>literally</i>, does it?
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