I use "totally" in the same way. So I am annoying, ungrammatical AND a throwback to the '80s.
As in "We totally went to the pier"? I do that all the time. Based on my spoken English, no one should EVER believe I get paid to edit.
Yes. Men like sports. Men watch the action movie, they eat of the beef, and enjoy to look at the bosoms. A thousand years of avenging our wrongs and that's all you've learned?
Xander ,'End of Days'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2012 7:31:01 am PDT #9483 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
brenda m - Jun 13, 2012 7:33:18 am PDT #9484 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I STILL speak to the dog in LOLCAT.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 13, 2012 7:40:48 am PDT #9485 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Do you put on a funny accent when you speak LOLCAT? Because I do when I am talking to my cat!
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2012 7:41:15 am PDT #9486 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I STILL speak to the dog in LOLCAT.
Hell, I talk to Tim in LOLCAT.
Jessica - Jun 13, 2012 7:42:06 am PDT #9487 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Literally" used as an intensifier dates as far back as 1760, and examples can be found in Dickens, Joyce, Bronte, Hardy, and more. I think I'm pretty safe in saying that, while idiomatic, "literally" used in this way is not, literally, wrong.
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2012 7:47:03 am PDT #9488 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
As in "We totally went to the pier"? I do that all the time. Based on my spoken English, no one should EVER believe I get paid to edit.
Or how every year, I totally go to Comic-Con.
Burrell - Jun 13, 2012 7:52:25 am PDT #9489 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I grew up in Southern California in the 80s. I consider "totally" a birthright. Totally.
Zenkitty - Jun 13, 2012 7:59:34 am PDT #9490 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Based on my spoken English, no one should EVER believe I get paid to edit.
Like, totally, dude, me too!
-t - Jun 13, 2012 8:01:18 am PDT #9491 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't know if I actually use "literally" (I totally overuse "actually" and probably "totally") when I am not being literal, but I'm not ideologically opposed to it. I do generally get snippy at the drop of a hat, so for that part of the question, probably so.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2012 8:08:47 am PDT #9492 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't misuse "literally." And in my mind "totally" is usually accompanied with air quotes, and a Valley Girl accent. Though if I'm talking to Emmett we will use the I Love You, Man approved "Totes Magotes" instead.
My worst verbal tics are "you know" and "kind of" and when I'm being interviewed on the radio or for a story I have to consciously pause and formulate my sentences for a millisecond before I reply to eliminate them.
I would never correct somebody's grammar. That would be rude. But if they're somebody I know and like I will mock them to their face. It's a sign of affection.