Why is everyone saying the word Literally a lot these days online?

[Reality|Bites]

Has anyone else noticed this? and it's used in the wrong context also, the word they should be using should be Actually should it not?

 

[montymint]

It 'Literally' doesn't matter


/runs away and prays for no ban

 

[Malevolence]

Why is everyone saying the word Literally a lot these days online?

Probably for the same reason that literally everyone says 'a lot' rather than 'a lot'.

 

[Ayahuasca]

 

[paradigm]

Probably for the same reason that literally everyone says 'a lot' rather than 'a lot'.

Came to post this!

a lot isn’t a word, at least literally is, even if it is used out of context.

 

[Derek W]

Literally

Legit

Actual

And the old favourite like

All overused and more than likely used in the wrong context. That's the yoof for you though.

 

[Scuzi]

The word they use is litrilly. They usually mean figuratively.

These people give me execrable urges.

 

[Ayahuasca]

The word they use is litrilly. They usually mean figuratively.

In more fun times, I used to work with a bloke who would use literary in place of literally.

 

[drakulton]

So, a lot of people literally say 'so' before the start of every sentence as well. crazy!

 

[Hotwired]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crutch_word

The words used are literally irrelevant, it's like padding y'know.

The words used are irrelevant, it's padding.

 

[Malevolence]

Came to post this!

a lot isn’t a word, at least literally is, even if it is used out of context.

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/a lot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

 

[Ryan-3]

It's a padding word for people, just like the word **** and like for me. One is just a filler that is used when I'm annoyed, the other when I forget English and use 100% Geordie, like.

 

[Reality|Bites]

I tend to say SO A LOT
Just my habit of getting the attention before I start talking I think?

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Because it’s illegal to shoot people that do so.

 

[Reality|Bites]

A padding word you say? They are using the wrong word I say.

 

[robj20]

Who cares, languages are constantly evolving.

 

[dirtychinchilla]

You’re literally about two years too late

 

[Nitefly]

Doesn’t bother me.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I literally have no clue what you are going on about!

 

[alchal]

I literally have no idea what literally actually means but I like to hamfist (but not literally)it into as much writing as possible, literally.

Word of the day.
Literally.