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Why do we even have to have this conversation in the first place (slrpnk.net)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I chose my words carefully.

Nov. 28, 11:13 pm: Called on the government to "come down hard" on MSNBC and "make them pay" for its critical coverage of Republicans, after previously vowing to investigate parent company Comcast if elected.

Trump made a “pledge” to “root out the Communists, Marxists, Fascists, and Radical Left Thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country” in a Truth Social post Saturday “in honor of our great Veterans on Veteran’s Day.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/11/12/trump-compares-political-foes-to-vermin-on-veterans-day-echoing-nazi-propaganda/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I mean, that certainly strengthens the comparison, but it doesn't change the fact that you mean, "figuratively."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Incorrect. Literally has a legitimate colloquial use to refer to two things that are different but similar.

Obviously nothing is ever literally something else, you do not need that to be explained to you to understand the intended meaning of the hyperbole. Don't be intellectually dishonest.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

A colloquial use can still be incorrect, irregardless of how common it is (and yes, I'm being ironical in my use of irregardless).

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

The fact @auk made that mistake twice is certainly telling.