Since it's widely accepted that the word "literally" can be used to add emphasis, we need another word that can be used when you want to make it clear that you really mean "literally" in the original sense.

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[–] 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Wait until you find out where the word very comes from.

Verily the veritas may surprise you.

Edit: and literally does not even literally mean “opposite of figuratively” — it literally means “by the letter” — as in literature — as any literate person knows.

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