Gross

Is that your JO O face or your tappin' it O face?

People who give a shiat about this are mildly autistic.

You got the whitest teeth I ever came across, literally.

Oblig ^

wheres the pic of subby making the O face?

I try to keep track of all the many politically-focused "news sites" featured on here so that I can remember their built-in slant before I click in. However, Reason surprised me by covering something so brainy in an apolitical manner.

DarnoKonrad: People who give a shiat about this are mildly autistic.

There's a whole spectrum out there, pal!

Misuse of the word "literally" makes we want to literally blow chunks.

engrishmajor: Misuse of the word "literally" makes we want to literally blow chunks.

Maybe subby meant literarily.

It never fails. Someone complains about the use of a word, but can't be bothered to look it up in a dictionary. Are dictionaries that hard to find? Here's what the OED says (note it's been used in this sense since the 18th century):

c. colloq. Used to indicate that some (freq. conventional) metaphorical or hyperbolical expression is to be taken in the strongest admissible sense: 'virtually, as good as'; (also) 'completely, utterly, absolutely'.
Now one of the most common uses, although often considered irregular in standard English since it reverses the original sense of literally ('not figuratively or metaphorically').

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague IV. ccxvii. 83 He is a fortunate man to be introduced to such a party of fine women at his arrival; it is literally to feed among the lilies.
1801 Spirit of Farmers' Museum 262 He is, literally, made up of marechal powder, cravat, and bootees.

I'm always amazed at the ignorance about language that is consistently shown by people who criticize word usage and grammar. 100% of the time, they haven't done the slightest research into what they're saying (I'm looking at you Lynn Truss).

RealityChuck: It never fails. Someone complains about the use of a word, but can't be bothered to look it up in a dictionary. Are dictionaries that hard to find? Here's what the OED says (note it's been used in this sense since the 18th century):

c. colloq. Used to indicate that some (freq. conventional) metaphorical or hyperbolical expression is to be taken in the strongest admissible sense: 'virtually, as good as'; (also) 'completely, utterly, absolutely'.
Now one of the most common uses, although often considered irregular in standard English since it reverses the original sense of literally ('not figuratively or metaphorically').

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague IV. ccxvii. 83 He is a fortunate man to be introduced to such a party of fine women at his arrival; it is literally to feed among the lilies.
1801 Spirit of Farmers' Museum 262 He is, literally, made up of marechal powder, cravat, and bootees.

I'm always amazed at the ignorance about language that is consistently shown by people who criticize word usage and grammar. 100% of the time, they haven't done the slightest research into what they're saying (I'm looking at you Lynn Truss).

Tyranny of the majority. The majority of people use it wrong, therefore the incorrect becomes passable, and ultimately, correct. I'm sure in 50 years grammar trolls will be using the obscure root of "literally" like they use "affect" and "effect" now.

I'm just impressed that the author to work the word "grokked" into the article.

/I don't know whether that's a good thing or not

/hot

Thinks that literally was the worst article ever.

Vinegar strokes!

Continuing the War on Pederasty

RealityChuck: It never fails. Someone complains about the use of a word, but can't be bothered to look it up in a dictionary. Are dictionaries that hard to find? Here's what the OED says (note it's been used in this sense since the 18th century):

c. colloq. Used to indicate that some (freq. conventional) metaphorical or hyperbolical expression is to be taken in the strongest admissible sense: 'virtually, as good as'; (also) 'completely, utterly, absolutely'.
Now one of the most common uses, although often considered irregular in standard English since it reverses the original sense of literally ('not figuratively or metaphorically').

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague IV. ccxvii. 83 He is a fortunate man to be introduced to such a party of fine women at his arrival; it is literally to feed among the lilies.
1801 Spirit of Farmers' Museum 262 He is, literally, made up of marechal powder, cravat, and bootees.

I'm always amazed at the ignorance about language that is consistently shown by people who criticize word usage and grammar. 100% of the time, they haven't done the slightest research into what they're saying (I'm looking at you Lynn Truss).

andgit?

sp86: Tyranny of the majority. The majority of people use it wrong, therefore the incorrect becomes passable, and ultimately, correct. I'm sure in 50 years grammar trolls will be using the obscure root of "literally" like they use "affect" and "effect" now.

See also: awesome/awful, terrific/terrible, and the one I hate the most, "irregardless"

But the worst thing I hear on a semi-regularly basis is stupid sports announcers tacking "-wise" onto the end of a word. The only word in the English language that ends in "-wise" is "otherwise"

But Tim McCarver seems to think that bullpen-wise, the Cardinals are going to be good this year, pitching-wise.

*takes a giant kittysh*t on Tim McCarver*

I read TFA and get it's idea, but for all intensive purposes its a mute point.

Personably I could literally care less.

BuckTurgidson: I read TFA and get it's idea, but for all intensive purposes its a mute point.

Personably I could literally care less.

*twitch*

Why must you do that?

DarnoKonrad: People who give a shiat about this are mildly autistic.

and absolutely correct.

By O face I hope he means the O(ut subby) face

/fark needs this feature instead of crappy redesigns, NOW

Kleptomaniacs take things literally.

HOly shiat! Just last night I told my girl friend "I think someone needs to learn the meaning of literally", after seeing some talking head on TV say "These people are literally drowning in debt."

/csb

You've been do it to the language since 1776. Why stop now.

Figuratively!

"LILY, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet."

/not obscure
/First sentence of one of the greatest works of short fiction.
/Joyce's Voices