Comment on "RIP Good Times": Silicon Valley's Cuban Missile CrisisparentComments−giblfiz14yDefinition of LITERALLY1: in a literal sense or manner : actually <took the remark literally> <was literally insane>2: in effect : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally−StevenRayOrr14yDefinition of VIRTUALLY1: almost entirely : nearly2: for all practical purposes <virtually unknown>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtually−tedsuo14yThat's really funny, I didn't realize the hyperbolic use had become official at some point.−rmc14yNothing is official. English, unlike other languages, does not have an official governing body. There is no official One True English Language.−joshuahedlund14yMe either. Just part of the long trend of diluting intense words and chasing after new ones I guess (see: awesome, incredible, epic, etc). Kinda wonder where the language will go next.. doubleplusgood?−Daniel_Newby14yIt didn't. The dictionary is literally lying.
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Definition of LITERALLY
1: in a literal sense or manner : actually <took the remark literally> <was literally insane>
2: in effect : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally
Definition of VIRTUALLY
1: almost entirely : nearly
2: for all practical purposes <virtually unknown>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtually
That's really funny, I didn't realize the hyperbolic use had become official at some point.
Nothing is official. English, unlike other languages, does not have an official governing body. There is no official One True English Language.
Me either. Just part of the long trend of diluting intense words and chasing after new ones I guess (see: awesome, incredible, epic, etc). Kinda wonder where the language will go next.. doubleplusgood?
It didn't. The dictionary is literally lying.