I think that's how it started ("figuratively literally"), but not sure that mode...

		lupire on April 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What's Going on with ‘Nonplussed’? (2017) I think that's how it started ("figuratively literally"), but not sure that modern youth know the literal meaning of literal. As you say, its meaning extremely vulnerable to the fate it experienced, and many words have suffered the same fate: very, really, actually, ... People who mock "misuse" of "literally" should take a good look that their own diction.

I promise you that the kids do know what literal means. They deserve more credit.