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		whughes on March 17, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Super last minute advice for startups applying for... I assume he's playing off of the usage of 'literally' regarding a metaphor.

carlosrr on March 17, 2009 [–]

This is a very interesting article about how "literally" is used to mean "figuratively." http://www.slate.com/id/2129105/

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