Opinion Has the word "literally" lost all meaning?

[Koro_11]

I think it literally has, and it has replaced the word "like" as the extra word stupid people throw into every sentence that has no purpose or need to be there.

But seriously, just laughing at some lefty election meltdown videos and one thing that stood out to me was just how often the young people (mostly girls) use the word "LITERALLY".

"Trump is literally Hitler"
"America is literally the worst place ever"
"I am literally shaking right now"



I understand that language evolves and dumb kids copy other dumb kids, and certain thing catch on and stick around for a while, but I think we are at a point where whatever it is you're saying, the moment you throw "literally" into your description, it immediately sounds at least 50% less intelligent to me.

I obviously don't think I'm the first to be noticing this, I have a feeling excess use of this word is on it's way to becoming one of those things that ends up becoming unpopular to the point where people will be ridiculed and considered out of the loop if they use it, and that moment can't come soon enough for me.

 

[degoj99]

It literally has.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

They have to be literally dumb and/or challenged to believe those statements

 

[Koro_11]

It literally has.

Literally the most predictable response ever.

 

[Gamer2k4]

It's actually gained meaning:

 

[TheNinja]

they literally have pea sized brains

 

[Fox by the Sea]

It's actually gained meaning:

so literally now also means figuratively. nice.

 

[Koro_11]

It's actually gained meaning:

That's so fucken stupid.

There is already a word for virtually and nearly, and literally has it's own specific meaning.

Now when some ditz tells me something is literally I gotta sit there and wonder if she actually means "in the strict sense" or if she just meant "very nearly".

 

[Scerpi]

It's actually gained meaning:

Hilarious how Fiction predicts reality...

 

[Koro_11]

Hilarious how Fiction predicts reality...

So true.

 

[Fossor]

You mean liberally?

"Trump is liberally Hitler"
"America is liberally the worst place ever"
"I am liberally shaking right now"

 

[BKMMAFAN]

Pretty sure this got cleared up in 2016 when "grab them by the pussy, you can do anything" was meant seriously, but not literally.

We should ask what "seriously" means to most voters.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

Yo mi deh bout a party one tayum fam ting was litrally lit like di place was on fire fam figuratively ting nah lit tho kinda bad actually mandem smokin grabba indoors wholeazz house burn down still

 

[Koro_11]

Yo mi deh bout a party one tayum fam ting was litrally lit like di place was on fire fam figuratively ting nah lit tho kinda bad actually mandem smokin grabba indoors wholeazz house burn down still

Is that Dr Mike Israetel in your av bro?

 

[PaddyO'malley]

Is that Dr Mike Israetel in your av bro?

Ya fam bros mi hero not litrally tho

 

[Koro_11]

Ya fam bros mi hero not litrally tho

You are clearly a gentleman and a scholar.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

You are clearly a gentleman and a scholar.

Thx fam u too fi real tho

 

[AtomicPanther]

It's just a new slang now. I actually heard someone say "my literally exploded". Kids these days........

 

[Osculater]

I think you are literally right

 

[Osculater]

Ya fam bros mi hero not litrally tho

Are you literally a manlet as well?