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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Is there a difference between "Literally" and "Technically"?
Based on what I read. Technically means. "The exact meaning of something". Am I getting it wrong? Because how I understand the word "literally" is the exact meaning of something too.
Sorry for my bad English.
Sorry for my bad English.
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The word "technically" is often used in a scientific/technical context, for example: A spider is technically (strictly speaking) not an insect, as it has eight legs, while insects have six, but it is studied by entomologists like an insect. "Literally" is usually used in a literary/non-scientific context, for example: He interpreted what I said - "we like clean cut people in this company" - literally (word for word, without considering context) and got a military-style crew cut.
- The word "technically" is often used in a scientific/technical context, for example: A spider is technically (strictly speaking) not an insect, as it has eight legs, while insects have six, but it is studied by entomologists like an insect.
- "Literally" is usually used in a literary/non-scientific context, for example: He interpreted what I said - "we like clean cut people in this company" - literally (word for word, without considering context) and got a military-style crew cut.
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The word "technically" is often used in a scientific/technical context, for example:
A spider is technically (strictly speaking) not an insect, as it has eight legs, while insects have six, but it is studied by entomologists like an insect.
"Literally" is usually used in a literary/non-scientific context, for example:
He interpreted what I said - "we like clean cut peopl
A spider is technically (strictly speaking) not an insect, as it has eight legs, while insects have six, but it is studied by entomologists like an insect.
"Literally" is usually used in a literary/non-scientific context, for example:
He interpreted what I said - "we like clean cut peopl
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