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    Omg girl, you look amazing in that dress. I’m so jealous. Be safe girl and remember to cover your drink.

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      Literally the only correct answer other than polite silence.

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        There’s always “hello” and “have a nice day”

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        That’s not how ‘literally’ works

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          Literally has been used as an intensifier for over 200 years. The Oxford English Dictionary includes the definition of “figuratively”. Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry David Thoreau, James Fenimore Cooper, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain all used it that way in their writing.

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            It is truly bizarre that one of the definitions of the word is literally the opposite of the primary definition of the word, however.

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              The dictionary is descriptive, not proscriptive. Language evolves

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                I knew I’d receive that reply, and I know it to be true. It’s still very odd, as noted. I’m sure there are other examples where one definition contradicts another, but none immediately spring to mind.

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                  Here’s a fun list: https://www.dailywritingtips.com/75-contronyms-words-with-contradictory-meanings/

                  It literally includes literally 😉

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