Since it’s widely accepted that the word “literally” can be used to add emphasis, we need another word that can be used when you want to make it clear that you really mean “literally” in the original sense.
Since it’s widely accepted that the word “literally” can be used to add emphasis, we need another word that can be used when you want to make it clear that you really mean “literally” in the original sense.
It has been used that way for hundreds of years so we can’t blame it on those social parasites.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/misuse-of-literally
I only rarely heard it misused before those maroons (and their ilk) popularized the misuse.
Probably. But it seems it exploded after that stupid show.