Comments on: literally can be Hell http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/26/literally-can-be-hell/ An English language grammar blog tracking abuse of the word "literally" Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:13:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Amber http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/26/literally-can-be-hell/#comment-41 Amber Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:17:24 +0000 http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/26/literally-can-be-hell/#comment-41 That would be a lot more interesting! That would be a lot more interesting!

]]> By: Jonathan Vos Post http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/26/literally-can-be-hell/#comment-33 Jonathan Vos Post Tue, 02 Aug 2005 02:17:00 +0000 http://literally.barelyfitz.com/2005/07/26/literally-can-be-hell/#comment-33 Of course, ot COULD be that they meant "litorally" -- derived from littoral, litoral, littoral zone, sands (the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean) -- and the copy editor changed it into the term to which you object. -- Jonathan Vos Post B.S., English Literature, Caltech (other degrees too, but that one was the first) Of course, ot COULD be that they meant “litorally” — derived from littoral, litoral, littoral zone, sands (the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean) — and the copy editor changed it into the term to which you object.

– Jonathan Vos Post
B.S., English Literature, Caltech
(other degrees too, but that one was the first)

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