http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/20/literally-pays-for-itself/ An English language grammar blog tracking abuse of the word "literally" Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:16:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/20/literally-pays-for-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Fitz Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:15:44 +0000 http://literally.barelyfitz.com/?p=36#comment-65 I'm sticking to my guns (figuratively) - it's incorrect according to the reasons I listed above. So there. I’m sticking to my guns (figuratively) – it’s incorrect according to the reasons I listed above. So there.

]]> http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/20/literally-pays-for-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Huasat Mon, 03 Oct 2005 18:54:52 +0000 http://literally.barelyfitz.com/?p=36#comment-53 How does not that not make sense? I think the idiom "pays for itself" could be used to mean, not literally "makes a lot of money". However, if literal, all it means is "makes enough money for you to recoup the loss you incurred acquiring it". How does not that not make sense? I think the idiom “pays for itself” could be used to mean, not literally “makes a lot of money”. However, if literal, all it means is “makes enough money for you to recoup the loss you incurred acquiring it”.

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