#literally : according to the primary and natural import of words

- French: littéralement

- German: wörtlich

- Italian: letteralmente

- Portuguese: literalmente

- Spanish: literalmente

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Word of The Hour's Annual Survey @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/form

I’m at this and you’re jealous. #mastodon #literally

https://newburghlibrary.libcal.com/event/14254087

I think we all missed the extent of trolling with the Doge stuff.

But still it's really great what they pulled off in France. And by what I mean the heads of the people causing their problems. #literally

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of_Venice

@johnzajac TBF, #Elon88Musk is #Literally firing federal workers by the thousands. This statement is true.

...
To your larger point, no Immigrants don't take jobs away from people, it is really the corporations and business owners who fail to pay a #LivingWage and have #HazardousConditions that result in say, undocumented teenagers working the night shift at a Meat packing plant and being injured or Fatally mangled.

https://apnews.com/article/illegal-child-labor-slaughterhouses-8f95aef240050c6910aa8e1b6bce1c6a

Every time I hear "autistic therapist," my mind:

"I'm an autistic therapist."
"...Does... Do you mean you're a therapist that is autistic or a therapist for autistic people?"
"Yes."

I did not predict that "weaponize" would become the next "literally"

#literally : according to the primary and natural import of words

- French: littéralement

- German: wörtlich

- Italian: letteralmente

- Portuguese: literalmente

- Spanish: literalmente

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Word of The Hour's Annual Survey @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/form

I #literally saw groups of people today crying and hugging over #TikTokalypse

The #TrueTest of #Leadership
Is how you fare #UnderFire
#literally
Staring blankly at the camera … Please #TellMeMore about how amazing they are

I'm listening to #Literally! With #RobLowe | “The Outsiders” Memories w/ Francis Ford #Coppola https://www.podbean.com/ea/dir-cdyam-22d7ea81

New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

#When #Life #Gives You a #Surprise #Party, #Make the #Most of It #(Literally)

comics.lucentinian.com/2205
#NewsLaughs #FunnyNews #VisitUsNow #DailyLaughs #AIComedy

The figurative use of "literally" has a literally long history, with authors like Charles Dickens and Mark Twain embracing it in their writing. A linguist delves into the word's evolution, and explains “semantic bleaching”: https://theconversation.com/love-it-or-hate-it-nonliteral-literally-is-here-to-stay-heres-why-english-will-survive-244226 #literally #linguistics

Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay: Here’s why English will survive #https://theconversation.com/love-it-or-hate-it-nonliteral-literally-is-here-to-stay-heres-why-english-will-survive-244226 #literally #linguistics

Macquarie Dictionary's word of the year "enshittification" applies to non-literal degradation of services.
Despite many attempts at solving it, one of our beloved dogs has subjected me to LITERAL enshittification over several years because she won't stop shitting in and around my lab!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-26/macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2024/104648884
#enshittification
#literally

Actually, it's more the Calvinist ethic.

#KätToon #MaxWeber #derGeistdesKapitalismus #Soziologie #protestantischeEthik #sociology #protestantethic #spiritofcapitalism #theProtestantEthicandtheSpiritofCapitalism #dieprotestantischeethikunddergeistdeskapitalismus
#Geist #Spirit #wortwörtlich #literally

Can we please stop saying "literally" when we don't mean it
#literally