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top misuses of the word literally

  

repeal68gca

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Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 11:42 PM
Edited Friday, March 4, 2005 at 12:32 AM

Adam just highlighted the best example of misuse of the word literally when he said how people say "I literally jumped out of my skin."

"I literally jumped so high I hit my head on the wing of a plane"

I've noticed how people say 'literally' with 'almost' to create an unholy supercreature of bad grammar: "I literally almost hit that guy with my car."

"I literally almost dropped dead when I caught my daughter receiving a dirty sanchez."

"Dusty The Hick's posts are LITERALLY funny."

"Adam is LITERALLY leaving the show any day now."

"Hazzah is literally a better word than hooray."

"A collar tie is literally the bottom of a truss system." (Adam got stumped on construction!)

repeal68gca

  

Dusty TheHick

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Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 11:49 PM

I was LITERALLY tired of that post by the third line.

Dusty TheHick

  

Chrispy

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Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 11:58 PM
Edited Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 11:58 PM

I do love those fucked up literallies =D

Unfortunately, taking the stabs at other forum members isn't as funny to me.

..but I like the first line or two.

Chrispy

  

Dusty TheHick

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 12:00 AM

Unfortunately, taking the stabs at other forum members isn't as funny to me.

You DO realize, of course, that you've just made yourself EVERYONE'S favorite target, yes?

Dusty TheHick

  

Dubious Merit

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 12:36 AM

I'm intrigued by Adam's deeming "huzzah" as less "gay" than "hooray" - has the man never witnessed a Renaissance Faire or medieval nerds in general?

Dubious Merit

  

masonjar_condition

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 12:41 AM

this one time at bandcamp....

blah.. nvm. it involved a tuba and lots of lube. too much.

masonjar_condition

  

oh-for

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 5:09 AM

Literally a millionaire?

oh-for

  

Dark Laith

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 9:02 AM
Edited Friday, March 4, 2005 at 9:02 AM

Duuuude, if my mom finds my bong she'll LITERALLY kill me! LITERALLY duuuude!

Dark Laith

  

TortillaFactory

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 9:18 AM

I LITERALLY jumped out of my skin when I read that Adam was going to leave.

LITERALLY.

TortillaFactory

  

Lou Cypher

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 9:18 AM

My fave that an ex of mine used to use: "I LITERALLY laughed my ass off."

Lou Cypher

  

ZT

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 9:20 AM

THIS IS LITERALLY ABOUT THROWING THE JEW DOWN A WELL!!

http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~salis/open_dir/throw%20the%20jew%20down%20the%20well.wmv

ZT

  

bguirk

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 9:49 AM

David Cross literally does some nice stand up on his CD "Shut up you Fucking Baby" on the use and misuse of literally.

bguirk

  

babyivan

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 11:41 AM
Edited Friday, March 4, 2005 at 11:44 AM

THIS IS LITERALLY ABOUT THROWING THE JEW DOWN A WELL!!

http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~salis/open_dir/throw%20the%20jew%20down%20the%20well.wmv

—ZT
How embarrasing
Oh.....Borat for Vice Prez in 2008
(My vote goes to Aceman/Borat)

babyivan

  

ZT

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 3:02 PM
Edited Friday, March 4, 2005 at 3:03 PM

Hey look I can change colors and font sizes

That makes me LITERALLY
YET ANOTHER COCK SUCKER

ZT

  

stass

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 3:10 PM

I'm intrigued by Adam's deeming "huzzah" as less "gay" than "hooray" - has the man never witnessed a Renaissance Faire or medieval nerds in general?

I am guessing he hasn't.

They have recently used that word on the show Deadwood. I am guessing that is why he had it on his mind.

stass

  

nvgoddess

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 3:12 PM
Edited Friday, March 4, 2005 at 3:14 PM

ZT, you totally deceived me...literally a cocksucker?

*cries*

Then again, I am literally THAT gullible.

nvgoddess

  

ZT

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 3:37 PM

nvgoddess, for you, I will totally eat pussy. :)

ZT

  

nvgoddess

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 3:47 PM

*does victory dance*

nvgoddess

  

Dark Laith

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:02 PM

My boss doesn't like me, so he LITERALLY shitcanned me.

Hmmm, I wonder what a literal shitcanning would be.

Dark Laith

  

nvgoddess

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:02 PM

All I know is that it doesn't sound like fun. It could be...literally...a messy process.

nvgoddess

  

babyivan

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:24 PM

Hey look I can change colors and font sizes

That makes me LITERALLY

YET ANOTHER COCK SUCKER

—ZT
I wasnt refering to your post as embarassing, but merely the people in that bar that Borat was singing in as embarassing. As a matter of fact, I can appreciate a fellow fan of Borat's.
And thanx for noticing my use of font sizes and colors, you forgot to mention my use of BOLD TYPE.
Thanx for LITERALLY sucking cock, as you put it.

babyivan

  

ZT

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:26 PM
Edited Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:28 PM

Don't preach to me, cock sucker. I'll take you apart like I was a doberman and you were a beef-flavored tampon.

ZT

  

babyivan

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:28 PM
Edited Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:35 PM

^^^^Hey... takes one to know one
Is "taking me apart" code for giving me a rim job?
You can "eat me" suck me or whatever, Im game if you are.
Do you need my address so you can "take me apart" as you call it?

babyivan

  

Hashmeer Shashmeer

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 4:50 PM

Literally a millionaire?

How dare you?!!? Adam IS literally a millionaire. I am figuratively a hundredaire.

Hashmeer Shashmeer

  

Dark Laith

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 5:19 PM

My friend was so mad when his girlfriend cheated on him with me. He LITERALLY blew up in my face.

Dark Laith

  

Beat It!

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 5:26 PM

Bless Genevieve for bringing this nightmare of a social issue to light. I literally want to strangle people who constantly misuse the word. It has really picked up steam in the last few years and is now an epidemic. I'm just glad I'm not alone in my disdain for the tards who don't bother understanding words they use constantly.

Beat It!

  

Dusty TheHick

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 7:58 PM

It's gotten so bad, that nowadays I find myself NOT using it when it IS appropriate.

Dusty TheHick

  

babyivan

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Friday, March 4, 2005 at 8:10 PM

When I hear the word, I think of that retarded MadTV sketch that centered around it.

babyivan

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