Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months ago"Literally" literally does not mean "similar to".message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down130
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-square"Literally" literally does not mean "similar to".Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoCorrect! It’s called a contronym, it is such a normal thing in language that they made a word for it.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoPeople are always saying English is weird. Being willing to die on a hill for eccentric word use is one reason lol.
Correct! It’s called a contronym, it is such a normal thing in language that they made a word for it.
People are always saying English is weird. Being willing to die on a hill for eccentric word use is one reason lol.