A Word That Literally Kills Him

Literally means figuratively in today’s backward culture, a mistake propelled by celebrities and television personalities. For example, pop star Beyoncé Knowles told fans at a fundraising concert that it was imperative to “literally give the clothes off your back” for those in developing nations. To the great disappointment of many male fans, the diva never personally followed through with her call to action. Perhaps this once literary term is condemned to the cellar-dwelling ranks of seriously, totally or like, words that once properly signified veracity and now point only to emphasis. Seriously folks, I’m like so totally tired of these words, literally/ Rusty Shellhorn , WSU Daily Evergreen. More here .

Question: Are you annoyed by the misuse of a word in our culture? What is it?