Comments on: When Will It Ship? Estimates and Promises http://kylecordes.com/2010/estimates-and-promises Software, Business, and Life Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:22:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kyle Cordes http://kylecordes.com/2010/estimates-and-promises/comment-page-1#comment-76765 Kyle Cordes Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:31:12 +0000 http://kylecordes.com/?p=573#comment-76765 Michel - The non-literal use of "literally" might be a USA-only phenomenon. Here are a couple of web pages about it: http://www.slate.com/id/2129105 http://literally.barelyfitz.com/about-this-site/ Michel – The non-literal use of “literally” might be a USA-only phenomenon. Here are a couple of web pages about it:

http://www.slate.com/id/2129105

http://literally.barelyfitz.com/about-this-site/

]]> By: Michel Albert http://kylecordes.com/2010/estimates-and-promises/comment-page-1#comment-76761 Michel Albert Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:08:23 +0000 http://kylecordes.com/?p=573#comment-76761 I do not quite agree with your statement "[...] much like the word “literally” has come to mean its antonym, “figuratively”, which renders it mostly useless." I haven't read (or heard) such a case in which I saw the word "literaly" being used incorrectly. I don't say that what you are writing is wrong, but it may be a regional phenomenon. Not a global fact ;) Apart from that, I fully agree with your post. I do not quite agree with your statement “[...] much like the word “literally” has come to mean its antonym, “figuratively”, which renders it mostly useless.”

I haven’t read (or heard) such a case in which I saw the word “literaly” being used incorrectly. I don’t say that what you are writing is wrong, but it may be a regional phenomenon. Not a global fact ;)

Apart from that, I fully agree with your post.

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