thrawn to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year agoWhat petty hill will you die on?message-square454fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1177arrow-down1message-squareWhat petty hill will you die on?thrawn to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square454fedilinkfile-text
For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.
minus-square@argv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoSo, what’s the new word for what “literal” used to mean?
minus-squareKidDogDadlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoHonestly, it’s also “literally”. Humans are complex lol.
minus-square@HalJor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoBack when I was in grade school, there were kids saying “as long as you know what I mean, it doesn’t matter”. If a word means two different/conflicting things, how can we possibly know what you mean? See also: bimonthly.
So, what’s the new word for what “literal” used to mean?
Deadass
Honestly, it’s also “literally”. Humans are complex lol.
Back when I was in grade school, there were kids saying “as long as you know what I mean, it doesn’t matter”. If a word means two different/conflicting things, how can we possibly know what you mean? See also: bimonthly.