Have I ever used the word “literally” incorrectly before?

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 09/25/2014 at 10:51 • Filed to: None

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! was from Megan, who simply wrote, "ZOMG," followed by at least 30 emojis, half of which appeared to be shrimp tempura. I still don't understand how that is a valid response to a video of an Orangutan on a ceiling fan.

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Milky > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/25/2014 at 10:56

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This just happened elsewhere on Oppo. I think I used it right.

Nibbles > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/25/2014 at 11:00

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The only thing I want to know: Where is this video of farting puppies

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Nibbles 09/25/2014 at 11:02

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I dunno, Eric posted it on Facebook, man.

SPNKiX > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/25/2014 at 11:13

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There's too much concern over the incorrect usage of this word. EVERYONE knows they're using it place of figuratively. That's WHY people use it the way they do. If someone is calling you out for this, then THEY are the ones with the problem.

jariten1781 > SPNKiX 09/25/2014 at 11:42

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Haha, I was annoyed by the pedants a few years ago so I went and looked it up. Word came into use in the early 1500s and the second (figurative) meaning was in common use by the mid 1600s. I found a couple dictionaries (oldest ones the library had) from the 1930s and 40s that had both definitions. They're straight up incorrect.

If they really have a problem with it, they have a problem with people who lived ~350 years ago...good luck solving that.

SPNKiX > jariten1781 09/25/2014 at 11:52

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This is great info. I'll have to find a quote to dangle in front of pedantic noses.