Comments on: literally pepper an enemy with pinpoint precision

By: lee-ann

lee-ann — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:52:52 +0000

The flagrant misuse of this word has been making me nuts for years. Bless the person who made this blog…

By: Ben T

Ben T — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:14:18 +0000

Good point, JC. Even so, it isn’t a proper use of the word literally. In fact, just by needlessly throwing in the word “literally,” they add in the connotation that ground pepper is somehow involved.

By: JC

JC — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:13:59 +0000

huh? pepper isn’t being used as a metaphor

Main Entry:
pepper
Function:
transitive verb

1: to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:31:48 +0000

I was literally blown away when I read this post. Excellent!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:57:36 +0000

Phew! There’s literally nothing tastier than a precisely-seasoned enemy.

By: rishie.x

rishie.x — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:01:57 +0000

Haha… classic.

On a more serious note, I hate the terminology they use in war-craft specials, e.g. ‘the enemy’, ‘accuracy’, ‘precision’, etc. They make it seem like a scientific endeavour to wipe out a deadly virus. War is big business, and these blanket terms are just sickening propaganda attempts.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:47:18 +0000

But can it salt him too?

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:49:07 +0000

On NPR today, I heard an analyst explain that the terrorists in the recent Mumbia attacks “literally mowed down their victims”.

What a visual that is.

Lee

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:52:11 +0000

Literally pepper the enemy from 300 yards? That must be a long pepper grinder!

I am so glad this blog exists. My girlfriend was told on a guided tour of Sachsenhausen that prisoners were “literally sandwiched into their bunks”. With bread and butter, you have to assume.