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Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC) | Also, this means that, given a few assumptions, they are in their early 30s in the "present" of this particular strip. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 04:01, 21 December 2015 (UTC) | ||
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There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC) | There are two sentences in the first paragraph of the explanation which contradict one another. The second of these sentences is correct. Descriptivist dictionaries do not rule on whether a word usage is valid or not, they simply report on how the word is currently used. The sentence that states that these dictionaries say that using "literally" as an intensifier is valid is false. They are stating that people use it as an intensifier. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199|108.162.212.199]] 04:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC) | ||
Surely they're saying that because people often use 'literally' as an intensifier, therefore it is valid? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.223|172.70.90.223]] 08:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC) | Surely they're saying that because people often use 'literally' as an intensifier, therefore it is valid? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.223|172.70.90.223]] 08:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC) | ||
