Nov. 28, 11:13 pm: Called on the government to “come down hard” on MSNBC and “make them pay” for its critical coverage of Republicans, after previously vowing to investigate parent company Comcast if elected.
Trump made a “pledge” to “root out the Communists, Marxists, Fascists, and Radical Left Thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country” in a Truth Social post Saturday “in honor of our great Veterans on Veteran’s Day.”
Incorrect. Literally has a legitimate colloquial use to refer to two things that are different but similar.
Obviously nothing is ever literally something else, you do not need that to be explained to you to understand the intended meaning of the hyperbole. Don’t be intellectually dishonest.
I chose my words carefully.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/11/12/trump-compares-political-foes-to-vermin-on-veterans-day-echoing-nazi-propaganda/
I mean, that certainly strengthens the comparison, but it doesn’t change the fact that you mean, “figuratively.”
The fact @auk made that mistake twice is certainly telling.
Incorrect. Literally has a legitimate colloquial use to refer to two things that are different but similar.
Obviously nothing is ever literally something else, you do not need that to be explained to you to understand the intended meaning of the hyperbole. Don’t be intellectually dishonest.
A colloquial use can still be incorrect, irregardless of how common it is (and yes, I’m being ironical in my use of irregardless).