According to an article here, dictionaries are now listing “literally” as meaning the same thing as “figuratively” because of its common usage.
So let me understand this: There’s no point in trying to settle wagers anymore over what words mean by consulting the dictionary, because the dictionary is going to list meanings even if they’re wrong.
I’m sorry, I thought that dictionaries were supposed to be bastions of correct word usage, not simply recordings of things that people are too ignorant to use correctly.
PAD
• 
Recent Comments