Since it’s widely accepted that the word “literally” can be used to add emphasis, we need another word that can be used when you want to make it clear that you really mean “literally” in the original sense.
Since it’s widely accepted that the word “literally” can be used to add emphasis, we need another word that can be used when you want to make it clear that you really mean “literally” in the original sense.
i have a vague idea (that i can’t prove) that people have started using ‘objectively’ for this purpose. i also think this is hastening objectively towards the same fate as literally. there is objectively nothing that can be done about this
The word “unironically” also seems to be serving a similar function
I’ve been liking “explicitly”