Literal Minded People....Like, literally...

I have a friend, we shall call her 'anything but Gidget' ABG for short.  Anyway, ABG and I have some of the most fun conversations because we can both be very literal minded.  For instance I say, "Eww!  I almost stepped on that big ass bug!"  to which ABG replies "Wow!  An ass bug?! I've never seen one of those before! Where is it?" FYI, reading Facebook statuses in the future will never be the same for you.


ABG and I also love to pick on people who often use the word literally when they apparently don't know what the definition of literally is.

Just to clear this up, it is as follows;

literally; in a literal manner or sense; exactly, actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy; The city was literally destroyed.

literal; in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical.

Now that you know the facts, start listening to people talk.  They use this/these words quite frequently in exaggerations. "I literally drank, like, 100 shots of tequila last night."  Really? You did? Literally?  Why are you not dead right now?  Or at least having your stomach pumped?    You should be documented for some scientific study somewhere!

You get the idea.  I just want you all to understand how funny life can be when you just pay attention to the subtleties of the English language.

And just one more musing for today...the word like.

I'm not good at statistics, but I'm going to throw out some random numbers for you right now.  Like is the #1 over used word in the English language for people in the 12-24 age range.  Go to a restaurant and sit near a group of them (kids 12-24) sometime.  If it is an establishment that has a bar, mores the better.  You could easily turn this into a drinking game, that could easily turn into a hospital stay.  If you did 1 shot for every time you heard the word like being used where it doesn't need to be, you would LITERALLY be drunk within 10 minutes.(5 minutes if it's all girls 14-19).

Please don't point anything out to anyone who falls under either of these categories.  I want to have people to point & laugh at in the future.  I thrive on the failings of others.  It's what keeps me going.

Thanks and I'll annoy you more later....with more rantings...