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Mister Ed

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8. Alas! I wonder if next we'll find that "literally" literally means "not literally"...

Reply to NoRethugFriends (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 04:27 AM

Apr 28

...since it's been misused in that manner by so many for so long.

I wonder how long and how widely and how badly a word must be misused before the editors of dictionaries give up and consider it redefined.

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'so many "incredible" news sources here, and even CREDIBLE ones!' [View all] elleng Apr 27 OP

Thank goodness. The misuse of "incredible" is a pet peeve of mine. Mister Ed Apr 27 #1

the meaning of that word has been changed for a long time NoRethugFriends Apr 27 #2

Alas! I wonder if next we'll find that "literally" literally means "not literally"... Mister Ed Apr 28 #8

That's the nature of language. Elessar Zappa Apr 28 #10

I think Lewis Carroll more or less wrote this entire DU thread in the 1870's. Mister Ed Apr 28 #12

Cambridge Dictionary Celerity Apr 27 #3

That's good, solid evidence that resolute ignorance and laziness can eventually triumph over all. Mister Ed Apr 28 #9

language evolves, always has, always will Celerity Apr 28 #11

Aye, and devolves as well. n/t Mister Ed Apr 28 #13

Somewhat like the restaurant setting: Turbineguy Apr 27 #4

No idea what this refers to... brooklynite Apr 27 #5

Part of intro @ White House Correspondent's dinner tonight. elleng Apr 27 #6

The line of the night was host Jost saying Funtatlaguy Apr 28 #7