Talk:725: Literally - Revision history

ExplainEuge.ca at 08:37, 12 December 2025

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MeZimm at 16:06, 25 February 2025

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172.70.90.223 at 08:58, 17 August 2022

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172.70.130.91 at 16:57, 18 February 2022

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108.162.212.199 at 04:30, 18 December 2019

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Nyperold at 04:01, 21 December 2015

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Mezgrman at 13:15, 21 June 2014

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What does it mean to be figuratively glued to one's seat?--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.30|108.162.214.30]] 17:23, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

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	Surely they're saying that because people often use 'literally' as an intensifier, therefore it is valid? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.223\|172.70.90.223]] 08:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC)		Surely they're saying that because people often use 'literally' as an intensifier, therefore it is valid? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.223\|172.70.90.223]] 08:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
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		+	Euclid's Elements is "literally" all Greek to me. [[User:ExplainEuge.ca\|ExplainEuge.ca]] ([[User talk:ExplainEuge.ca\|talk]]) 08:37, 12 December 2025 (UTC)

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 Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
-:I cringed incredibly hard, imagining being literally glued to a seat by uncleaned soda, candy, etc... well done Nyperold, I need to take a shower now. MeZimm [[Special:Contributions/172.70.130.91|172.70.130.91]] 16:57, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
+:I cringed incredibly hard, imagining being literally glued to a seat by uncleaned soda, candy, etc... well done Nyperold, I need to take a shower now. [[User:MeZimm|MeZimm]] ([[User talk:MeZimm|talk]]) 16:57, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
 Surely they're saying that because people often use 'literally' as an intensifier, therefore it is valid? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.223|172.70.90.223]] 08:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

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	There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199\|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC)		There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199\|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Surely they're saying that because people often use 'literally' as an intensifier, therefore it is valid? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.223\|172.70.90.223]] 08:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

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	Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold\|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold\|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC)		Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold\|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold\|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
		+	:I cringed incredibly hard, imagining being literally glued to a seat by uncleaned soda, candy, etc... well done Nyperold, I need to take a shower now. MeZimm [[Special:Contributions/172.70.130.91\|172.70.130.91]] 16:57, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

	There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199\|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC)		There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199\|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

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	Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold\|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold\|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC)		Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold\|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold\|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
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		+	There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199\|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

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	What does it mean to be figuratively glued to one's seat?--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.30\|108.162.214.30]] 17:23, 31 May 2014 (UTC)		What does it mean to be figuratively glued to one's seat?--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.30\|108.162.214.30]] 17:23, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
	:It means that you are so fascinated by something that you just don't want to leave your seat because you might miss something – you're "glued" to your seat. [[User:Mezgrman\|Mezgrman]] ([[User talk:Mezgrman\|talk]]) 13:15, 21 June 2014 (UTC)		:It means that you are so fascinated by something that you just don't want to leave your seat because you might miss something – you're "glued" to your seat. [[User:Mezgrman\|Mezgrman]] ([[User talk:Mezgrman\|talk]]) 13:15, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
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		+	They should really clean those seats of soda and snacks.
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		+	Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold\|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold\|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

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		+	:It means that you are so fascinated by something that you just don't want to leave your seat because you might miss something – you're "glued" to your seat. [[User:Mezgrman\|Mezgrman]] ([[User talk:Mezgrman\|talk]]) 13:15, 21 June 2014 (UTC)