tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post8051837733843156535..comments2023-06-02T05:21:03.422-04:00Comments on The Temp, The Actress and The Writer: LiterallyAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-669455709840917782011-06-21T14:45:01.824-04:002011-06-21T14:45:01.824-04:00What a lovely, insightful rant. :)
It seems t...What a lovely, insightful rant. :) <br /><br /> It seems to me that people misuse "literally" because of a lack of any other verbal tools to express emphasis about strong visceral ideas and sensations. "Literal", in most cases, should mean "tangible", something in the physical world that can be quantified. <br /><br /> I think the difficulty lies in the fact that there are no equivalent words for things in the inner world. Can one "literally" be in love, for example? When words like "metaphorically" or "figuratively" come into play, they seem to dilute the experience to the point where it becomes dangerously gossamer. <br /><br /> English seems to have few verbal handles for quantifying or emphasizing the realities of the heart. <br /><br /> Anyhoo… :)<br /><br /> I liked your blog because it made me think. <br /><br /> Thank you. :)Joey Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755675421343310480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-84300432059090176942011-03-29T21:01:33.084-04:002011-03-29T21:01:33.084-04:00I give you full permission to mete out righteous j...I give you full permission to mete out righteous justice upon me if ever you catch me using "literally" incorrectly whilst making finger quotes.drelkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352491106300362935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-75695074281611537242011-03-26T11:43:41.942-04:002011-03-26T11:43:41.942-04:00If you are capable of making us understand that th...If you are capable of making us understand that that's what you're doing, then there's nothing wrong with that.<br /><br />Basically what I think most people are doing when they use "literally" incorrectly is they are actually trying to emulate the phase "almost literally". So what makes their metaphor so crazy is that it is almost accurate. But taking out the "almost" changes the entire meaning of the sentence.<br /><br />"I was almost literally dying inside" is what they mean, but what they say instead is "I was literally dying inside".Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-31060728477762808002011-03-26T10:40:47.128-04:002011-03-26T10:40:47.128-04:00At the risk of getting told off...
What if I'...At the risk of getting told off...<br /><br />What if I'm not using "literally"... well, literally?Doug A Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794727095239182649noreply@blogger.com