Comments on: literally, literally, literally, literally

By: Literally, A Web Log » Blog Archive » literally throws herself at men

Literally, A Web Log » Blog Archive » literally throws herself at men — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:20:10 +0000

[…] Related: more literally throwing of oneself […]

By: Batmanners

Batmanners — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:39:25 +0000

And Ellen, about throwing yourself, whether or not he literally threw himself…had he not used the word literally, the sentence would still have been completely acceptable since throwing is defined as:

“To cause an object to move rapidly through the air.”

By: Batmanners

Batmanners — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:35:17 +0000

It’s a website about the overuse of the word…get it in you.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:19:32 +0000

Well, two of the four times I think, best I can tell, literally was used literally. But I do wonder if it’s possible to literally throw oneself? But, then, one can literally do the act conveyed by throw oneself, even if said act is not literally throwing.

By: L. Iterally

L. Iterally — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:59:23 +0000

I’m literally disgusted by this one, ’cause it’s just plain wrong! The man literally did what he said he did, and he literally saw what he said he saw, and you’re literally just being a bunch of snotty snobs, and I’m literally outta here!

By: cuvtixo

cuvtixo — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:31:12 +0000

The whole point of this website seems for insecure pseudo-intellectuals to feel superior. I could pick apart “throwing yourself to the side” and the other statements, but it’s a waste of time. The man’s not the most eloquent person in the world, but he communicated what was asked of him, in front of the television camera.
I think the website author and his supporters should literally shove it up they’re arses.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:41:35 +0000

i can understand ridiculing the man on overusing the word… but it seems to me that he was using it in the correct manner… he did literally do all of the things he described… he did not figuratively jump and throw himself onto the road, otherwise, he’d have been crushed horribly. and literally, the man HAD been there 15 seconds ago.. what’s wrong with that? a roof showering down can also literally happen as well.

i could understand, if he had said “i literally jumped ACROSS the street” or something ridiculous like that… but literally throwing yourself to the side of the road seems plausible…