I could say, “I’m figuratively dying right now” or I could say, “I’m literally dying right now.” One is technically correct but mundane, and one is not technically correct but would be pretty serious if it was. If one wants to convey a stronger emotion, they may want to use the one that is incorrect but extreme. This is called exaggeration, a form of verbal irony.
It would be pretty funny if you are the type to judge people for using “literally” wrong if you don’t even know what irony is. Hint: irony is not synonymous with coincidence.
One is using a word in the complete opposite of what it's meant to mean to explain something. If it was just after it was raining I could say "the grass is wet" or I could say "the grass is dry," one is accurate and one is horrendously wrong and directly contradictory.
It annoys me when people use the word literally incorrectly
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No, no they don't. That's just straight bullshit.
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Figurative bullshit.
Not sure I've ever seen straight bullshit. Isn't it usually delivered in rounded pellets or a semi-liquid gush?
K lemme explain this:
I could say, “I’m figuratively dying right now” or I could say, “I’m literally dying right now.” One is technically correct but mundane, and one is not technically correct but would be pretty serious if it was. If one wants to convey a stronger emotion, they may want to use the one that is incorrect but extreme. This is called exaggeration, a form of verbal irony.
It would be pretty funny if you are the type to judge people for using “literally” wrong if you don’t even know what irony is. Hint: irony is not synonymous with coincidence.
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One is using a word in the complete opposite of what it's meant to mean to explain something. If it was just after it was raining I could say "the grass is wet" or I could say "the grass is dry," one is accurate and one is horrendously wrong and directly contradictory.