Meet you behind the bike-shed.

Literally murdering the English language...

Why are some words so regularly abused and misused?   'Literally' is a poor, abandoned word that literally suffers regular abuse (as Hazey once noted).  Nearly every day you hear phrases like "When I heard him say that, well, I literally could have died...".  No you couldn't!   How?   Would you have held your breath until you expired... stabbed yourself with the office scissors... choked to death on your chewing gum... how?

This morning I heard a sports reporter say Everton scored 3 goals that 'effectively' secured their win.  No they didn't - that's how the game works - you score more goals and you win - absolutely every time.

Is being niggled by language abuse a sure sign that I am finally entering my Victor Meldrew years?   Am I now effectively destined to start snapping at boy scouts with sloppy woggles or people flying the Union Jack upside down?  I literally don't believe it...

Cracking start....

9:03 AM, Monday, March 3, 2008 .. Posted by TAFKARLC

to the week mate - I could have spat my tea out all over the keyboard when I read that, literally ;-)

Well

5:03 PM, Monday, March 3, 2008 .. Posted by AB22

You've covered 2 of my pet gripes, and I'm years and years [sic] younger than you.

I consistently pull people up on incorrect usage of words, and I've lost count of the times I've seen the Union flag flown upside down since I arrived inthe US.

And don't get me stated on baseball caps.....

I mean, like, literally, don't get me started.

Edited by AB22 on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 5:03 PM