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5 words that make you sound stupid ...
Posted on 3/23/13 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 3/23/13 at 2:16 pm
I was like, "this can't be right." I mean honestly, since when did those words start making someone sound stupid? The article basically sucks donkey balls. It's literally ridiculous. Actually, it's worse than ridiculous ... it's heinous.
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Posted on 3/23/13 at 2:22 pm to scrooster
Like is the only one I agree with
Posted on 3/23/13 at 2:39 pm to scrooster
I'm glad "obviously" wasn't on there...
Posted on 3/23/13 at 2:51 pm to scrooster
Haters gonna hate.
I use those words often
I use those words often
Posted on 3/23/13 at 2:55 pm to scrooster
I literally never use the word literal figuratively. Like, as if. 
A blatant double negative will always make you sound dumber than any of these words though. Well, on par maybe with like. "I don't got no..." is the worst.
A blatant double negative will always make you sound dumber than any of these words though. Well, on par maybe with like. "I don't got no..." is the worst.
This post was edited on 3/23/13 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:01 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
I am a Louisville Fan
Others
I am a Indiana Fan
I am a Duke Fan
Others
I am a Indiana Fan
I am a Duke Fan
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:02 pm to Kige Ramsey
Those are sentences Kige, not words.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:09 pm to scrooster
I use basically all the time usually after I just explained something really complicated in great detail and i'm about to sum some shite up for them.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:11 pm to oklahogjr
I do too. 
I'm very bad about actually, as well.
I'm very bad about actually, as well.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:13 pm to scrooster
People that say "ax" instead of "ask"
Drives me nuts.
Drives me nuts.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:29 pm to scrooster
People who use the word "literally" inappropriately drive me insane.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:30 pm to bamabenny
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People that say "ax" instead of "ask"
Worse than any of the things listed IMO
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:31 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Irregardless makes me rage.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:39 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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People who use the word "literally" inappropriately drive me insane.
How do they use it incorrectly?
"Literally" is defined in two ways:
1 : in a sense or manner : actually <took the remark literally> <was literally insane> 2 : : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins>
usage Since some people take sense 2 to be the opposite of sense 1, it has been frequently criticized as a misuse. Instead, the use is pure hyperbole intended to gain emphasis, but it often appears in contexts where no additional emphasis is necessary.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:46 pm to Slippery Slope
Do not use the word unless something actually happened.
If you say:
"That literally blew my head off"
I think you're an imbecile.
If you say:
"That literally blew my head off"
I think you're an imbecile.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:46 pm to Slippery Slope
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:47 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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I think you're an imbecile.
So the dictionary is wrong and you're right?
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:49 pm to Slippery Slope
I'd be willing to bet that definition was added in the last 5 years or so.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:52 pm to Slippery Slope
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Usage note Since the early 20th century, literally has been widely used as an intensifier meaning “in effect, virtually,” a sense that contradicts the earlier meaning “actually, without exaggeration”: The senator was literally buried alive in the Iowa primaries. The parties were literally trading horses in an effort to reach a compromise. The use is often criticized; nevertheless, it appears in all but the most carefully edited writing.
from dictionary.com
So basically, even a dictionary is not authoritative anymore.
Posted on 3/23/13 at 3:52 pm to Henry Jones Jr
I fail to see how that's relevant. Lots of words change meanings over time.
You're right and the dictionary is wrong. Got it.
You're right and the dictionary is wrong. Got it.
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