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[-] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

The word that always comes to mind is 'literally' which has come to mean 'figuratively, but with emphasis' and it drives me nuts - because it removes the word we have to say 'this is a thing that you might assume is figurative, but it's not, it actually happened'.

[-] pixeltree 5 points 1 week ago

Allow me to introduce you to my favorite portmanteau, "legiterally"

[-] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Okay, that's actually kinda great.

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I was going to be that one in my list but I literally hate using the word …. 😉

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