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RT @Ryan_Gasoline: My issue with the abuse of “literally” is that this word serves a useful function and we have no viable substitute. When…
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Reply · Aug 21, 2023@HephaistosF @chaosprime 😢 I wish it didn't happen but yeah- it IS damaging whether or not you want to argue that the word "abuse" requires social…Reply · Aug 5, 2025@ZyMazza yes, it has been explicitly defined as such to me recently by multiple people so i'm going with that, though i really wish we could have a…Reply · Mar 22, 2023@jeremymstamper yes that word was used... but since imo it is both derogatory and inaccurate I rephrased lolReply · Oct 15, 2021@ollyrobot No it's, like, a really useful word 😏 (me too tbh... Decided not to fight it, better to sound foolish than to sound like I learned English…