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Starget1 Posted 20 years ago
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The meaning of "literally" ?

Hi, I saw this sentence somewhere.. and wonder what does the word "literally" mean ?

Love to laugh a lot, quite easily tickled (not literally though).
  

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Hi, I saw this sentence somewhere.. and wonder what does the word "literally" mean ? Love to laugh a lot, quite easily tickled (not literally though).

  • Hi, I saw this sentence somewhere..
  • and wonder what does the word "literally" mean ?
  • Love to laugh a lot, quite easily tickled (not literally though).
  • Simply put, 'literally' means taking the words that are said in their simplest, most straightforward, most 'real' manner.
  • The literal meaning of 'he tickled me' is 'he tickled me physically with his fingers'.
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Hi,

I saw this sentence somewhere.. and wonder what does the word "literally" mean ?

Love to laugh a lot, quite easily tickled (not literally though).

Simply put, 'literally' means taking the words that are said in their simplest, most straightforward, most 'real' manner.

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CliveHi,

I saw this sentence somewhere.. and wonder what does the word "literally" mean ?

Love to laugh a lot, quite easily tickled (not literally though).

Simply put, 'literally' means taking the words that are said in their simplest, most straightforward, most 'real' manner.

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