Monday, 31 March 2008
My hands were literally bleeding
I love The Apprentice. This series has got off to a great start.
Skip to 2:50 to hear the posh git get his comeuppance. I thought it was brilliant to hear someone say, "I literally left with my hands bleeding" and then go on to accuse someone else of hyperbole.
posted by Gez at 2:41 am
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Tuesday, 1 January 2008
Literally the wizard of Oz
This is a year old now but Jonathan Ross makes a great point about the use of the word literally. Skip to the 2.30 point.
If it was literally “The Wizard of Oz” then there would be a fucking yellow brick road and munchkins everywhere.I also love the imagery Ross uses when describing people "literally" going mental. Any explanation of a grammatical point that involves shit-daubing is OK by me.
Labels: grammar, literally, wrong word
posted by Gez at 3:57 am
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