Showing posts with label literal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literal. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 March 2013

Literally?


“She is literally a shining star at work.”

“It was the end of the line - literally.”

“We shall literally be up s**t creek without a paddle.”

Why is it that people say “literally”, when they mean “metaphorically”?

Is there something deeply difficult in understanding the difference?

Ease with metaphor is crucial to creativity.