Stern to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 2 years agoScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down14
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comStern to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-square@RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•2 years agoI knew Meriiam Webster was going to shit when they added “literally” as “figuratively” because people use it facetiously.
minus-square@Ookami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•2 years agoThat’s the point of it, though. People use “literally” as "figuratively, and it should be recorded as such. It doesn’t matter that it’s facetious or ironic, it’s still used that way commonly.
I knew Meriiam Webster was going to shit when they added “literally” as “figuratively” because people use it facetiously.
That’s the point of it, though. People use “literally” as "figuratively, and it should be recorded as such. It doesn’t matter that it’s facetious or ironic, it’s still used that way commonly.