thrawn@beehaw.org to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoWhat petty hill will you die on?message-squaremessage-square436fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareWhat petty hill will you die on?thrawn@beehaw.org to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square436fedilinkfile-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-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoSo, what’s the new word for what “literal” used to mean?
minus-squareKidDogDad@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoHonestly, it’s also “literally”. Humans are complex lol.
minus-squareHalJor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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.