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Right now, it's really not that sudden. Colloquially literally is just used for emphasis, it has little relation to something being literal. I literally just took a look at my dictionary to confirm. I'm literally the only person in my age group that owns a physical copy of a dictionary. 
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Originally Posted by kryptonite' timestamp='1438834437' post='23705637
Right now, it's really not that sudden. Colloquially literally is just used for emphasis, it has little relation to something being literal. I literally just took a look at my dictionary to confirm. I'm literally the only person in my age group that owns a physical copy of a dictionary.
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Right now back in my office after a toddler locked herself in, decimated a pile of paperwork and emptied the contents of my purse. Reason #3489886498 not to have kids: you actually have to pay attention to what they're doing.