Why “Literally” is being discussed
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Matheus in this forum you're literally the only person who believes this and who feels that this is worse than Bolsonaro having literally planned a coup.
by Daishiman · Oct 26, 2026
It's literally a card game. You can argue the utility and use case are stupid, or wildly less than the cost would suggest, but it's silly to say there is no utility, even if mos…
by snayan · Oct 26, 2026
> Presidency, like other elected positions, should not be a career. As stated, this is merely a truism, and you have not justified this belief. Would you care to? It seems very…
by anonymous908213 · Oct 26, 2026
Not to start an endless device debate but a good chunk of these use cases make more sense to do on an iPad or to just have a separate device in general. I know, I know, that’s n…
by Grombobulous · Oct 26, 2026
I'm "going so hard" on this because you and the rest of the folks here are spinning so hard you're basically lying. You, at least, cite sorces. But your sources are attacks on t…
by ajross · Oct 26, 2026
I'm on Hugo. It's simple, capable, well documented, LLMs understand it well, and I don't have to touch the JS ecosystem. My previous setup was with a Node based SSG and it broke…
by danpalmer · Oct 26, 2026
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Literally is an English adverb meaning "in a literal sense or manner" or an intensifier which strengthens the associated statement. It has been used as an intensifier in English for several centuries, though since the early 20th century it has been considered somewhat controversial by linguistic prescriptivists. The use of 'literally' as an intensifier is recognized as valid by most dictionaries of English and has been used by authors such as Mark Twain and James Joyce. Read more on Wikipedia